German
Das Kind ist wichtig.
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Kind uses the German article das. It is a neuter noun meaning Child.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Das Kind ist wichtig.
The article phrase is das Kind. The plural form is Kinder.
Pattern
Use das for neuter German nouns. Article patterns are useful signals, but they are not perfect rules. The practical method is to review each noun together with its article.