Is it der, die or das Karo? – das Karo, plural die Karos

Why is it das Karo?

Karo ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Karo.

Which endings you can rely on

Sense 1

das

Meaning

[1] In the card game: one of the four colors (= symbols) of the French card game sheet

[1] im Kartenspiel: eine der vier Farben (=Symbole) des französischen Kartenspielblatts

[2] symbol in the form of a diamond

[2] Symbol in Form einer Raute

[3] colloquially, in Ruhr German: a butter bread (which you take to work)

[3] umgangssprachlich, im Ruhrdeutsch: ein Butterbrot (das man zur Arbeit mitnimmt)

[4] colloquially: Commission bread

[4] umgangssprachlich: Kommissbrot

Examples

[1] Karo must be served
[1] Karo muss bedient werden.

[2]
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More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[3] Herbert forgot his caro at home
[3] Herbert hat sein Karo zu Hause vergessen.

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	das Karo	die Karos
Genitiv	des Karos	der Karos
Dativ	dem Karo	den Karos
Akkusativ	das Karo	die Karos

Pronunciation

In context