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