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