Why is it die Chose?
Chose 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] In immaterial: facts or matter
[1] immateriell: Sachverhalt oder AngelegenheitExamples
[1] In the end, the whole chose stayed on him
[1] Letzten Endes blieb die ganze Chose doch an ihm hängen.
[1] The whole chose grows over the head
[1] Mir wächst die ganze Chose über den Kopf.
More source examples (2)
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Chose | die Chosen |
| Genitiv | der Chose | der Chosen |
| Dativ | der Chose | den Chosen |
| Akkusativ | die Chose | die Chosen |
Pronunciation
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