Is it der, die or das Strick? – der Strick, plural die Stricke

Why is it der Strick?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Strick, so learn the two together: der Strick.

Sense 1

der

[1] Textile rope

[1] textiles Seil

[2] colloquially: behind driven person

[2] umgangssprachlich: hintertriebener Mensch

[1] The boat was bound to a tree with a rope
[1] Das Boot war mit einem Strick an einen Baum gebunden.

[1] "Hallows took the rope from me and I hurried to Isabellae"
[1] „Hallows nahm mir den Strick ab, und ich eilte zu Isabella.“

More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "When all the knits tear - I hang up"
[1] „Wenn alle Stricke reißen – häng ich mich auf.“

[2] You may be a knitting that you don't do that again!
[2] Du bist vielleicht ein Strick! Das machst du nicht nochmal!