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der Schwamm

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Schwamm?

It's der Schwamm. Plural: die Schwämme.

Meaning
sponge
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · At home
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Schwamm in other languages

Czech
houbička
Slovak
špongia
Hungarian
szivacs
Slovenian
goba
Italian
spugna
Croatian
spužva
Bosnian
sunđer
Serbian
sunđer
Romanian
burete
Polish
gąbka
Ukrainian
губка
Turkish
sünger
Arabic
إسفنجة
Persian
اسفنج
Dari (Afghanistan)
اسفنج
Pashto (Afghanistan)
سپنج

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