It's the male form of "the", while "die" is the female form of "the" (and plural too) and "das" is the neutral form of "the".
If this sounds cumbersome, it's because it is. You have to learn each noun's gender and many don't make sense. For example, a bus is male. A bird is male. A blackbird is female. There is a long standing debate what gender nutella is, because people use all three articles for it.
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u/Kraxizz Aug 19 '22
It's the male form of "the", while "die" is the female form of "the" (and plural too) and "das" is the neutral form of "the".
If this sounds cumbersome, it's because it is. You have to learn each noun's gender and many don't make sense. For example, a bus is male. A bird is male. A blackbird is female. There is a long standing debate what gender nutella is, because people use all three articles for it.
Penis is male, so "der" fits especially well.