Picture in the app

das Schilf

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Schilf?

It's das Schilf. It has no plural.

Meaning
reeds
Gender
neuter
Level
B1 · Nature
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Schilf is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Schilf in other languages

Czech
rákosí
Slovak
tŕstie
Hungarian
nád
Slovenian
trstičje
Italian
canne
Croatian
trska
Bosnian
trska
Serbian
trska
Romanian
stuf
Polish
trzcina
Ukrainian
очерет
Turkish
saz
Arabic
قصب
Persian
نی
Dari (Afghanistan)
نی
Pashto (Afghanistan)
نۍ

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