Why is it die Biologie?
Biologie ends in -ie, and nouns ending in -ie are feminine: in a German dictionary, 98% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ie die
Meaning
[1] Teaching or science of life, generally of all living
[1] die Lehre beziehungsweise Naturwissenschaft vom Leben, allgemein von allem Lebendigen[2] A subject
[2] ein UnterrichtsfachExamples
[1] Petra studies biology
[1] Petra studiert Biologie.
[1] "The origin of distinctive features of phonemes runs under a language -comparative aspect within certain, probably by the biology of humans, again arbitrary" again "
[1] „Die Entstehung distinktiver Merkmale von Phonemen verläuft unter sprachvergleichendem Aspekt innerhalb bestimmter, wohl durch die Biologie des Menschen gesetzter Grenzen wieder arbiträr.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] In the 5th hour we have biology.
[2] In der 5. Stunde haben wir Biologie.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Biologie | — |
| Genitiv | der Biologie | — |
| Dativ | der Biologie | — |
| Akkusativ | die Biologie | — |
Pronunciation
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