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The article for

Leder

das Leder

Leder is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Leder
English
leather
Level
B1

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Why is it das Leder?

Leder ends in -er. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (86% take der), but Leder is an exception: das Leder.

The other -er exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Material made of tanned animal skin

[1] Material aus gegerbter Tierhaut

[2] Sport: The sports equipment for the practice of team sports football a football

[2] Sport: das Sportgerät zur Ausübung des Mannschaftssports Fußball; ein Fußball

Examples

[1] Shoes are made of Lederä

[1] Schuhe macht man aus Leder.

[2] The leather flies high above the Latteää

[2] Da fliegt das Leder hoch über die Latte!

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Leder die Leder
Genitiv des Leders der Leder
Dativ dem Leder den Ledern
Akkusativ das Leder die Leder

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Bekleidungsstücke aus Leder
[1] Bekleidungsstücke aus Leder Wikimedia Commons

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