German
Das Mädchen ist wichtig.
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Mädchen uses the German article das. It is a neuter noun meaning Girl.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Das Mädchen ist wichtig.
The article phrase is das Mädchen. The plural form is Mädchen.
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.