Why is it die Dependance?
Dependance 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
[2] outdated: outbuilding (for example a hotel complex or a hospital)
[2] veraltend: Nebengebäude (zum Beispiel eines Hotelkomplexes oder eines Krankenhauses)Examples
[1] We will soon open our branch in Constance
[1] Wir eröffnen demnächst unsere Dependance in Konstanz.
[2] During our last stay in your hotel we were accommodated in the branch over there
[2] Bei unserem letzten Aufenthalt in Ihrem Hotel waren wir drüben in der Dependance untergebracht.
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] "We had been given two rooms next to each other in the branch" "
[2] „Man hatte uns zwei Zimmer nebeneinander in der Dependance gegeben.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Dependance | die Dependancen |
| Genitiv | der Dependance | der Dependancen |
| Dativ | der Dependance | den Dependancen |
| Akkusativ | die Dependance | die Dependancen |
Pronunciation
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