German
Der Arm ist wichtig.
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Arm uses the German article der. It is a masculine noun meaning Arm.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Der Arm ist wichtig.
The article phrase is der Arm. The plural form is Arme.
Pattern
Use der for masculine 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.