Picture in the app

der Wal

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Wal?

It's der Wal. Plural: die Wale.

Meaning
whale
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Wal in other languages

Czech
velryba
Slovak
veľryba
Hungarian
bálna
Slovenian
kit
Italian
balena
Croatian
kit
Bosnian
kit
Serbian
kit
Romanian
balenă
Polish
wieloryb
Ukrainian
кит
Turkish
balina
Arabic
حوت
Persian
نهنگ
Dari (Afghanistan)
نهنگ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
نهنګ

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