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derSee

Lake

maskulin · masculineNature and the outdoorsLevel: Beginner

Short answer: See takes the article der (der See). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “lake” in English.

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Article
der
Gender
maskulin (masculine)
English
Lake
Topic
Nature and the outdoors
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does See take der?

No suffix rule covers See, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture See as something blue.

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In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture See as something blue.

Always say and write the word with its article: not “See” but “der See”.

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