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The article for

Date

das Date

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

Plural
die Dates

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Why is it das Date?

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

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] colloquial: appointment, mostly from two lovers

[1] umgangssprachlich: Verabredung, meistens von zwei Verliebten

[2] colloquially: person with whom you have an appointment

[2] umgangssprachlich: Person, mit der man eine Verabredung hat

Examples

[1] I have a date with yours tomorrow

[1] Ich habe morgen ein Date mit ihr.

[2] My date came with a great delay and an even greater bouquet of flowers, but I was Sauerä

[2] Mein Date kam mit einer großen Verspätung und einem noch größeren Blumenstrauß, doch ich war sauer.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Date die Dates
Genitiv des Dates der Dates
Dativ dem Date den Dates
Akkusativ das Date die Dates

Pronunciation

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