German
Der Kerl ist wichtig.
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Kerl uses the German article der. It is a masculine noun meaning Guy.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Der Kerl ist wichtig.
The article phrase is der Kerl. The plural form is Kerle.
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.