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The article for

Lüge

die Lüge

Lüge is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Lügen
English
lie
Level
A2

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Why is it die Lüge?

Lüge 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
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] False statement, with which others should be deliberately deceived

[1] falsche Aussage, mit der andere bewusst getäuscht werden sollen

Examples

[1] The politicians in Germany are often accused of being a lie

[1] Die Politiker in Deutschland werden vielfach beschuldigt, dass ihre Aussagen eine einzige Lüge seien.

[1] "Imagination and lie are two -leisure"

[1] „Phantasie und Lüge sind zweierlei.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Now I was interrogated even more strictly and saw myself forced to an eel -glatted lie to achieve my goal"

[1] „Nun wurde ich noch strenger verhört und sah mich zu einer aalglatten Lüge gezwungen, um mein Ziel zu erreichen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lüge die Lügen
Genitiv der Lüge der Lügen
Dativ der Lüge den Lügen
Akkusativ die Lüge die Lügen

Pronunciation

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