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Use of the word 'das' in German
What is the use of the word 'das' in the sentence 'Das ist ein Junge'. Shouldn't it be 'der' since Junge is a masculine noun?
February 15, 2018
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"Das" in that sentence means "That", it's not related to the gender of the word. "THAT is a boy".
"Junge" is indeed masculine.