Why is it die Idee?
Idee 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
Meaning
Examples
[2] I had a very good idea that makes work easier at our project
[2] Ich hatte eine sehr gute Idee, die die Arbeit an unserem Projekt erleichterte.
[2] My brother has the fixed idea to sail around the world
[2] Mein Bruder hat die fixe Idee, einmal um die Welt zu segeln.
More source examples (6)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] Ideas change the world
[2] Ideen verändern die Welt.
[2] Good ideas do not have two times
[2] Gute Ideen hat man nicht zwei Mal.
[2] "His idea had many opponents, especially among the congress deputies from the agriculturally embossed south at" [3]
[2] „Seine Idee hatte viele Gegner, vor allem unter den Kongressabgeordneten aus dem landwirtschaftlich geprägten Süden.“[3]
[4] Since an idea was used too much nutmeg
[4] Da wurde eine Idee zu viel Muskat verwendet!
[4] You were an idea too fast with the car
[4] Du warst eine Idee zu schnell mit dem Auto!
[4] In your purchase decision you were an idea to late
[4] Bei Deiner Kaufentscheidung warst Du eine Idee zu spät!
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Idee | die Ideen |
| Genitiv | der Idee | der Ideen |
| Dativ | der Idee | den Ideen |
| Akkusativ | die Idee | die Ideen |
Pronunciation
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