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The article for

Mai

der Mai

Mai is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Maie
English
May
Level
A1
Topic
Time

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Why is it der Mai?

Mai is a month, and months are masculine: der Mai.

Months
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] The fifth month of the year

[1] der fünfte Monat im Jahr

Examples

[1] The May follows the April.

[1] Der Mai folgt auf den April.

[1] "The automakers have already deleted places, and private banks have become crisp by credit after the failure rate has reached a high of the failure in May" [3]

[1] „Die Autohersteller haben bereits Stellen gestrichen, und die privaten Banken sind mit Krediten knauserig geworden, nachdem die Ausfallrate im Mai einen Höchststand erreicht hat.“[3]
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "You want to drive in May, towards the end of the month" [4]

[1] „Sie wollen im Mai fahren, gegen Ende des Monats.“[4]

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Mai die Maie
Genitiv des Mai des Mais des Maien der Maie
Dativ dem Mai den Maien
Akkusativ den Mai die Maie

Pronunciation

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