Why is it das Feeling?
Feeling ends in -ling. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (82% take der), but Feeling is an exception: das Feeling.
The other -ling exceptions das
Meaning
[1] What you feel, think, feel when you do something
[1] das, was man fühlt, denkt, empfindet, wenn man etwas tut[2] ability to empathize with something
[2] Fähigkeit, sich in etwas einfühlen zu könnenExamples
[1] This is probably not so great feeling for him
[1] Das ist wohl kein so tolles Feeling für ihn.
[2] You have a feeling for something like that
[2] Du hast ein Feeling für so etwas.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Feeling | die Feelings |
| Genitiv | des Feelings | der Feelings |
| Dativ | dem Feeling | den Feelings |
| Akkusativ | das Feeling | die Feelings |
Pronunciation
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