Why is it die Koexistenz?
Koexistenz ends in -enz, and nouns ending in -enz are feminine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -enz die
Meaning
[1] The simultaneous presence that exists side by side
[1] das gleichzeitige Vorhandensein, das Existieren nebeneinanderExamples
[1] "In April, Grigorieva had confirmed the separation of the couple - at that time a peaceful coexistence apparently still seemed still"
[1] „Im April hatte Grigorieva die Trennung des Paars bestätigt — damals schien eine friedliche Koexistenz offenbar noch möglich.“
[1] "In 20 years of coexistence there was only one fatal incident on the border"
[1] „In 20 Jahren der Koexistenz hat es nur einen tödlichen Zwischenfall an der Grenze gegeben.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Koexistenz | — |
| Genitiv | der Koexistenz | — |
| Dativ | der Koexistenz | — |
| Akkusativ | die Koexistenz | — |
Pronunciation
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