Why is it der Chiemsee?
Chiemsee ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Chiemsee is an exception: der Chiemsee.
The other -e exceptions der
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Chiemsee | — |
| Genitiv | des Chiemsees | — |
| Dativ | dem Chiemsee | — |
| Akkusativ | den Chiemsee | — |
das
Meaning
Examples
[1] In Chiemsee, the mayor is volunteer
[1] In Chiemsee ist der Bürgermeister ehrenamtlich tätig.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Chiemsee | — |
| Genitiv | (des Chiemsee) (des Chiemsees) Chiemsees | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Chiemsee | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Chiemsee | — |
Pronunciation
In context
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