Why is it die DNA?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of DNA, so learn the two together: die DNA.
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Meaning
Examples
[1] "However, the list of what was once considered inevitable, but later recognized as nonsense, is longer than our DNAE"
[1] „Allerdings ist die Liste dessen, was man einst als unvermeidlich angesehen, später aber als Unfug erkannt hat, länger als unsere DNA.“
[1] "And they discovered traces of a DNA on the protective film and the concrete chunks from the road that also in the database of the State Criminal Police Office"
[1] „Und sie entdeckten an der Schutzfolie und an den Betonbrocken von der Fahrbahn Spuren einer DNA, die sich auch in der Datenbank des Landeskriminalamts fand.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die DNA | — |
| Genitiv | der DNA | — |
| Dativ | der DNA | — |
| Akkusativ | die DNA | — |
Pronunciation
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