Why is it die Krise?
Krise 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
[1] unstable condition
[1] instabiler ZustandExamples
[1] The international finances are currently in a crisis
[1] Die internationalen Finanzen befinden sich zur Zeit in einer Krise.
[1] "If the emperor went on vacation, the crisis could not be particularly dangerous"
[1] „Wenn der Kaiser in die Ferien fuhr, konnte die Krise wohl nicht besonders gefährlich sein.“
More source examples (2)
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Krise | die Krisen |
| Genitiv | der Krise | der Krisen |
| Dativ | der Krise | den Krisen |
| Akkusativ | die Krise | die Krisen |
Pronunciation
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