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The article for

Guinness

das Guinness

Guinness is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Guinness

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Guinness?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Guinness, so learn the two together: das Guinness.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Irish, dark beer

[1] irisches, dunkles Bier

Examples

[1] After the game you drank two Guinness in the pub

[1] Nach dem Spiel tranken sie zwei Guinness im Pub.

[1] "I drank warm Guinness from the can and sat down on the only table" "

[1] „Ich trank warmes Guinness aus der Dose und setzte mich an den einzigen Tisch.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "In Dublin an Irish goes to a bar, ordered three glasses of Guinness and sits in a quiet corner, where he takes a sip of all three glasses one after the other"

[1] „In Dublin geht ein Ire in eine Bar, bestellt drei Gläser Guinness und setzt sich in eine ruhige Ecke, wo er nacheinander einen Schluck aus allen drei Gläsern zu sich nimmt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Guinness die Guinness
Genitiv des Guinness der Guinness
Dativ dem Guinness den Guinness
Akkusativ das Guinness die Guinness

Pronunciation

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