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The article for

Ferse

die Ferse

Ferse is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Fersen
English
heel
Topic
Body

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Why is it die Ferse?

Ferse 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
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] rear part of the foot

[1] hinterer Teil des Fußes

Examples

[1] In sports I injured my left heel

[1] Beim Sport habe ich mir meine linke Ferse verletzt.

[1] “Then this [the other sister] went into the chamber and came into the shoe happily with the toes, but the heel was too large. Then her mother handed her a knife and said: ' : When you are queen, you no longer need to walk. '"

[1] „Da ging diese [die andere Schwester] in die Kammer und kam mit den Zehen glücklich in den Schuh, aber die Ferse war zu groß. Da reichte ihr die Mutter ein Messer und sprach: ‚Hau ein Stück von der Ferse ab: Wann du Königin bist, brauchst du nicht mehr zu Fuß gehen.‘“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The knees had pushed them through and lowered her legs and drummed her heels on the floor" "

[1] „Die Knie hatte sie durchgedrückt; sie hob und senkte die Beine und trommelte mit den Fersen auf den Fußboden.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Ferse die Fersen
Genitiv der Ferse der Fersen
Dativ der Ferse den Fersen
Akkusativ die Ferse die Fersen

Pronunciation

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