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The article for

Cape

das Cape

Cape is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Capes

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Cape?

Cape ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Cape is an exception: das Cape.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Easy cloak without sleeves, often no longer than until the waist

[1] leichter Umhang ohne Ärmel, oftmals nicht länger als bis zur Taille

Examples

[1] Do you like my cape bring me a little fresh

[1] Magst du mir mein Cape bringen? Es wird etwas frisch.

[1] "She pulled her cape closer around her shoulders as if the light were the worst threat, the most dangerous enemy, and left the bar" "

[1] „Sie zog ihr Cape enger um die Schultern, als wäre das Licht die schlimmste Bedrohung, der gefährlichste Feind, und verließ die Bar.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "When Thomas put the cape around her shoulder, he again smelled the scent of her skin, which had told him so at her first encounter"

[1] „Als Thomas ihr das Cape um die Schultern legte, roch er erneut den Duft ihrer Haut, der ihn bei ihrer ersten Begegnung so betört hatte.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Cape die Capes
Genitiv des Capes der Capes
Dativ dem Cape den Capes
Akkusativ das Cape die Capes

Pronunciation

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