Is it der, die or das Ente?

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Ente

The correct article in German of Ente is die. So it is die Ente! (nominative case)

The word Ente is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Ente?

How does the declension of Ente work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Ente	die Enten
Genitive	der Ente	der Enten
Dative	der Ente	den Enten
Akkusative	die Ente	die Enten

What is the meaning of Ente in German?

Ente is defined as:

[1] Smaller water bird from the family of duck birds (Anatidae), especially

[1] kleinerer Wasservogel aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae), speziell

[a] The female, [B] the house

[a] das Weibchen, [b] die Hausente

How to use Ente in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ente with translations in English.

[1] "Eigentlich hat's ja nicht viel auf sich mit dem besten Pessimismus. An dem Glücklichen gleitet er ab wie Wasser an der pomadisierten Ente, und der Unglückliche weiß ohne weiteres Bescheid."[3]

[1] "Actually, it does not have much on the best pessimism at the lucky he slides off like water at the pomadized duck, and the unfortunate knows without further notice." [3]

[1] Auf dem Teich schwimmen Enten.

[1] On the pond swimming ducks

[2] Heute gibt's gebratene Ente zum Mittagessen.

[2] Today's roasted duck for lunch

[3] Das war wohl eine Ente, dass der Minister erpresst wird.

[3] That was probably a duck that the minister will be blackmailed

[4] Fahr doch an meiner Ente vorbei!

[4] Around my duck over

[4] Ente zu fahren hatte etwas ganz besonderes. Entenfahrer grüßten sich.

[4] Duck to drive had something very special at duck driver greeting.

[5] Da er im Krankenhaus nicht auf Toilette gehen konnte, musste er eine Ente benutzen.

[5] Since he could not go to the toilet in the hospital, he had to use a duck