Why is it die Fortune?
Fortune 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
Examples
[1] Even on his second attempt in self -employment, he had no Fortunee
[1] Auch bei seinem zweiten Anlauf in die Selbständigkeit hatte er keine Fortune.
[1] "In the United States, several shareholders have long since given nothing of the Murdochsä they believe that the old group lord left the Fortune - and his children would not have the right format anyway."
[1] „In den USA halten mehrere Aktionäre schon lange nichts mehr von den Murdochs. Sie glauben, den alten Konzernherrn habe die Fortune verlassen – und seine Kinder hätten sowieso nicht das rechte Format.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Fortune | — |
| Genitiv | der Fortune | — |
| Dativ | der Fortune | — |
| Akkusativ | die Fortune | — |
Pronunciation
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