Why is it das Establishment?
Establishment ends in -ment, and nouns ending in -ment are neuter: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take das.
All nouns ending in -ment das
Meaning
[1] Social layer of society, which is well situated/established and has an impact in many areas
[1] soziale Schicht der Gesellschaft, die gut situiert/etabliert ist und in vielen Bereichen Einfluss hatExamples
[1] "In times of triumphant populism and the attacks on political establishment, you prefer to make yourself very small when it comes to eating"
[1] „In Zeiten des triumphierenden Populismus und der Angriffe auf das politische Establishment macht man sich lieber ganz klein, wenn es ums Essen geht.“
[1] "Protest was now a good tone, up to the so-called establishment, opera and theater public" "
[1] „Protest gehörte nun zum guten Ton, bis hinein ins sogenannte Establishment, Opern- und Theaterpublikum.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Establishment | die Establishments |
| Genitiv | des Establishments | der Establishments |
| Dativ | dem Establishment | den Establishments |
| Akkusativ | das Establishment | die Establishments |
Pronunciation
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