In German, "pencil" is der Bleistift. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn German, "pencil" is der Bleistift. It is a noun. The word is spelled der Bleistift and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.
German nouns have three genders: masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das). The gender of der Bleistift should be learnt together with the word itself.
Use der Bleistift as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how der Bleistift fits into a sentence.
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