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Junkie

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

Plural
die Junkies

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Why is it der Junkie?

Junkie ends in -ie. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (98% take die), but Junkie is an exception: der Junkie.

The other -ie exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] person who depends on something originally addicted to drugs

[1] Person, die von etwas abhängig ist, ursprünglich drogenabhängig

Examples

[1] How do you recognize a junkie

[1] Woran erkennt man einen Junkie?

[1] In the morning the junkies are in the shopping arcade

[1] Morgens liegen die Junkies in der Einkaufspassage.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Tom is a real junkie who sits in front of the computer at least nine hours a day

[1] Tom ist ein echter Junkie, der sitzt mindestens neun Stunden täglich vorm Rechner.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Junkie die Junkies
Genitiv des Junkies der Junkies
Dativ dem Junkie den Junkies
Akkusativ den Junkie die Junkies

Pronunciation

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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