Why is it die Koje?
Koje ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -eMeaning
[1] Narrow sleeping, often on boats or ships, in motorhomes or trucks
[1] schmale Schlafgelegenheit, oft auf Booten oder Schiffen, in Wohnmobilen oder LastwagenExamples
[1] After his layer on deck, sailor Hauke immediately hit his bunk
[1] Nach seiner Schicht auf Deck haute sich Matrose Hauke sofort in seine Koje.
[1] "Everyone on board knew that Masoder probably more dead at this hour than alive in his bunk"
[1] „Jedermann an Bord wußte, daß Masoder zu dieser Stunde wahrscheinlich mehr tot als lebendig in seiner Koje lag.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Over time, Red Lierig found it to be in his bunk too"
[1] „Mit der Zeit fand es Red langweilig, in seiner Koje zu liegen.“
[1] "She stamped lightly and rolled so violently that most of the convicts became seasick and fled to the berths"
[1] „Sie stampfte leicht und rollte so heftig, dass die meisten Sträflinge seekrank wurden und in die Kojen flüchteten.“
[1] "They lay like berths in a gear, the so -called glass gallery, which was installed in length, height and depth in a rock cave"
[1] „Sie lagen wie Kojen an einem Gang, der sogenannten Glasgalerie, die in Länge, Höhe und Tiefe in eine Felshöhlung eingebaut war.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Koje | die Kojen |
| Genitiv | der Koje | der Kojen |
| Dativ | der Koje | den Kojen |
| Akkusativ | die Koje | die Kojen |
Pronunciation
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