Why is it das German?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of German, so learn the two together: das German.
das
Meaning
[1] Gas -shaped chemical compound made of germanium and hydrogen
[1] gasförmige chemische Verbindung aus Germanium und WasserstoffExamples
[1] "Higher Germans like Digerman (GE2H6) have a higher melting point"
[1] „Höhere Germane wie Digerman (Ge2H6) haben einen höheren Schmelzpunkt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das German | die Germane |
| Genitiv | des Germans | der Germane |
| Dativ | dem German | den Germanen |
| Akkusativ | das German | die Germane |
Pronunciation
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