Why is it das Karate?
Karate ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Karate is an exception: das Karate.
The other -e exceptions das
Meaning
[1] unarmed martial or defense art
[1] waffenlose Kampf- oder VerteidigungskunstExamples
[1] The motto of the Japan Karate Association is: "In karate, it is not the victory or the defeat in the fight that is in the foreground - but the perfecting of the character."
[1] Der Leitspruch der Japan Karate Association lautet: „Nicht der Sieg noch die Niederlage im Kampf stehen beim Karate im Vordergrund - sondern die Vervollkommnung des Charakters.“
[1] Anyone who deals with karate more closely encounters terms such as: Obi, Uwagi, Zubon, Dōjō, Dan, Kyu, Bushidō, Taoism, Dō, Kihon, Kumite, Randori and Kata.
[1] Wer sich mit Karate näher beschäftigt, trifft auf Begriffe wie: Obi, Uwagi, Zubon, Dōjō, Dan, Kyu, Bushidō, Taoismus, Dō, Kihon, Kumite, Randori und Kata.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Karate | — |
| Genitiv | des Karate des Karates | — |
| Dativ | dem Karate | — |
| Akkusativ | das Karate | — |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Karate (Karatestellung)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyama_Kanken.jpg)
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