Why is it die List?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of List, so learn the two together: die List.
die
Meaning
[1] countable: clever plan to achieve a certain goal with the help of a deception
[1] zählbar: schlauer Plan, ein bestimmtes Ziel mithilfe einer Täuschung zu erreichen[2] countless: ability and habit to achieve his goals through deception
[2] unzählbar: Fähigkeit und Gewohnheit, seine Ziele durch Täuschung zu erreichenExamples
[1] That was a devilish list
[1] Das war eine teuflische List.
[2] He wins with cunning, not with violence
[2] Er siegt mit List, nicht mit Gewalt.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die List | die Listen |
| Genitiv | der List | der Listen |
| Dativ | der List | den Listen |
| Akkusativ | die List | die Listen |
das
Meaning
Examples
[1] I don't know why the Knutsons spend every vacation in List
[1] Warum die Knutsons jeden Urlaub in List verbringen, weiß ich nicht.
[1] "The location List is surrounded by a landscape from hiking dunes, Heide and Salzwiesen"
[1] „Der Ort List ist von einer Landschaft aus Wanderdünen, Heide und Salzwiesen umgeben.“
Grammar note
The article is needed if "List" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) List | — |
| Genitiv | (des List) (des Lists) Lists | — |
| Dativ | (dem) List | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) List | — |
Pronunciation
Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary