Why is it die Bredouille?
Bredouille 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 die
Meaning
[1] Talking, mostly only in turns: for embarrassment, difficulties, disturbance: congestion
[1] redensartlich, meist nur in Wendungen: für Verlegenheit, Schwierigkeiten, Bedrängnis; übertragen: EinengungenExamples
[1] I was quite in the Bredouilleä
[1] Da war ich ganz schön in der Bredouille.
[1] "A statement that could now be difficult to bring to the bredouille ..."
[1] „Eine Aussage, die … nun schwer in die Bredouille bringen könnte…“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Without this fresh money, the state banks would quickly get into the Bredouille"
[1] „Ohne dieses frische Geld würden die Landesbanken schnell in die Bredouille geraten.“
[1] "It was easy to see why Grovers in the Bredouille Warä"
[1] „Es war leicht zu sehen, weshalb Grovers in der Bredouille war.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bredouille | die Bredouillen |
| Genitiv | der Bredouille | der Bredouillen |
| Dativ | der Bredouille | den Bredouillen |
| Akkusativ | die Bredouille | die Bredouillen |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary