Why is it das Detail?
Detail ends in -il, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 57% of -il nouns take das and 40% take der. So learn it with its article: das Detail.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[1] detail, little thing, also: characterizing element
[1] Einzelheit, Kleinigkeit, auch: charakterisierendes ElementExamples
[1] He loved every detail
[1] Er liebte jedes Detail.
[1] "I save more details on this job"
[1] „Weitere Details erspare ich mir an dieser Stelle.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Further details from both surveys have to be dispensed with here"
[1] „Auf weitere Details aus beiden Befragungen muß hier verzichtet werden.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Detail | die Details |
| Genitiv | des Details | der Details |
| Dativ | dem Detail | den Details |
| Akkusativ | das Detail | die Details |
Pronunciation
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