Why is it die Endphase?
Endphase 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] Last part of a period (phase) that marks the end of a development
[1] letzter Teil eines Zeitraumes (Phase), der das Ende einer Entwicklung markiertExamples
[1] "" For the HSV, the final phase of the season has now become like no other team on the question of resources games, games every three or four days are among the structural elements of a crazy season. [...] ""
[1] „"Für den HSV ist die Endphase der Saison inzwischen wie für kein anderes Team zur Frage der Ressourcen geworden. Spiele im Drei- oder Vier-Tages-Rhythmus zählen zu den Strukturelementen einer verrückten Saison. […]"“
[1] "The negotiations are in the end phase" "
[1] „Die Verhandlungen seien in der Endphase.“
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Endphase | die Endphasen |
| Genitiv | der Endphase | der Endphasen |
| Dativ | der Endphase | den Endphasen |
| Akkusativ | die Endphase | die Endphasen |
Pronunciation
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