Why is it das Training?

Training ends in -ing, and most nouns ending in -ing are neuter: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ing
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Sustainable, planned exercises in sports or other areas to improve the services

[1] nachhaltige, planmäßige Übungen im Sport oder anderen Bereichen, um die Leistungen zu verbessern

Examples

[1] Competitive athletes need a lot of training

[1] Leistungssportler benötigen viel Training.

[1] "Jack started his training on Danny Hogan's health farm over there in Jerseyä"

[1] „Jack begann sein Training auf Danny Hogans Gesundheitsfarm drüben in Jersey.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "This is the first guideline in the Otodrom in the Asian part of Istanbul, namely the best of the two free training sessions on Freitage"

[1] „Das ist die erste Richtzeit im Otodrom im asiatischen Teil Istanbuls, nämlich die Beste der zwei freien Trainings am Freitag.“

[1] "Dragon flying is a sophisticated, dynamic flight sport. It requires above -average physical fitness and regular training."

[1] „Drachenfliegen ist eine anspruchsvolle, dynamische Flugsportart. Sie erfordert überdurchschnittlich gute körperliche Fitness und regelmäßiges Training.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Training die Trainings
Genitiv des Trainings der Trainings
Dativ dem Training den Trainings
Akkusativ das Training die Trainings

Pronunciation

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