German
Der Verstand ist wichtig.
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Verstand uses the German article der. It is a masculine noun meaning Mind.
Read the noun as a complete article phrase, then say the sentence out loud.
Der Verstand ist wichtig.
The article phrase is der Verstand. The plural form is not listed.
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.