Picture in the app

der Spaten

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Spaten?

It's der Spaten. Plural: die Spaten.

Meaning
spade
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Tools
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Spaten in other languages

Czech
rýč
Slovak
rýľ
Hungarian
ásó
Slovenian
lopata
Italian
vanga
Croatian
ašov
Bosnian
ašov
Serbian
ašov
Romanian
cazma
Polish
szpadel
Ukrainian
лопата
Turkish
kürek
Arabic
مجرفة
Persian
بیل
Dari (Afghanistan)
بیل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
بېل

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