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Bürste

die Bürste

Bürste is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Bürsten
English
brush
Level
B1

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Why is it die Bürste?

Bürste ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] From a stem or handle and fortified bristle of existing object

[1] aus einem Stiel oder Griff und befestigten Borsten bestehender Gegenstand

[2] Gliding contact made of graphite in motors and generators

[2] Gleitkontakt aus Graphit in Motoren und Generatoren

[3] Short haircut

[3] kurzer Haarschnitt

Examples

[1] "Messers and brushes are currently Klaus Mißler's ally with them, the 50-year-old dirt spots and glued pages are moving in valuable books." [1]

[1] „Messer und Bürsten sind derzeit Klaus Mißlers Verbündete. Mit ihnen rückt der 50-Jährige Schmutzflecken und zusammengeklebten Seiten in wertvollen Büchern zu Leibe.“[1]

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Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Bürste die Bürsten
Genitiv der Bürste der Bürsten
Dativ der Bürste den Bürsten
Akkusativ die Bürste die Bürsten

Pronunciation

In context

[1] verschiedene Bürsten zur Reinigung
[1] verschiedene Bürsten zur Reinigung Wikimedia Commons
[3] Dolph mit Bürste
[3] Dolph mit Bürste Wikimedia Commons

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