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