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Gin

Gin is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Gins

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Why is it der Gin?

Gin is an alcoholic drink, and alcoholic drinks are masculine: der Gin. The exceptions: das Cognac, das Korn, and das Bier.

Alcoholic drinks
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Meaning

[1] spirit with juniper, the main component of many cocktails, especially the Martinis

[1] Spirituose mit Wacholder, Hauptbestandteil vieler Cocktails, besonders des Martinis

Examples

[1] GIN is burned from any strength -colored starting material, mostly grain or molasses

[1] Gin wird aus beliebigen stärkehaltigen Ausgangsstoffen gebrannt, meist Getreide oder Melasse.

[1] "There was absolutely nothing going on, and so he didn't have much other than drinking gin"

[1] „Es war absolut nichts los, und so blieb ihm nicht viel anderes übrig, als Gin zu trinken.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "We had no freight for the return trip, except a little ginese"

[1] „Wir hatten keine Fracht für die Rückreise, außer ein wenig Gin.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Gin die Gins
Genitiv des Gins der Gins
Dativ dem Gin den Gins
Akkusativ den Gin die Gins

Pronunciation

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