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The article for

Homophobie

die Homophobie

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

Plural
no plural

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

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Why is it die Homophobie?

Homophobie is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Phobie. So it’s die Homophobie.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] unfounded, excessive - possibly even pathological - fear of, or aversion and/or hostility to homosexuality and homosexuals

[1] unbegründete, übersteigerte – eventuell sogar krankhafte – Angst vor, beziehungsweise Aversion und/oder Feindseligkeit gegenüber Homosexualität und Homosexuellen

Examples

[1] It is a prejudice that homophobia is particularly common in the country

[1] Es ist ein Vorurteil, dass Homophobie vor allem auf dem Lande verbreitet ist.

[1] "But it is wrong to believe that there is no more homophobia"

[1] „Es ist aber falsch zu glauben, es gäbe keine Homophobie mehr.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Homophobie —
Genitiv der Homophobie —
Dativ der Homophobie —
Akkusativ die Homophobie —

Pronunciation

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