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The article for

Maxime

die Maxime

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

Plural
die Maximen

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Maxime?

Maxime 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] Setting, motto, rule, according to which your behavior is aligned

[1] Einstellung, Motto, Regel, wonach man sein Verhalten ausrichtet

Examples

[1] He always followed the maxim: first the work, then the pleasure

[1] Er folgte immer der Maxime: Zuerst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen.

[1] "act in such a way that the maxim of your will at the same time can be considered a principle of general legislation"

[1] „Handle so, daß die Maxime deines Willens jederzeit zugleich als Prinzip einer allgemeinen Gesetzgebung gelten könne.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] “that the form of the government of democracy does not require ceremonies and symbols - this view was considered an unspoken Maximian in the Bonn Republic for decades

[1] „Daß die Staatsform der Demokratie keiner Zeremonien und Symbole bedürfe - diese Ansicht galt in der Bonner Republik über Jahrzehnte hinweg als unausgesprochene Maxime.

[1] "Win one without losing the other, the maxim of the Polishes seems to be"

[1] „Das eine zu gewinnen, ohne das andere zu verlieren, scheint die Maxime der Polinnen zu sein.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Maxime die Maximen
Genitiv der Maxime der Maximen
Dativ der Maxime den Maximen
Akkusativ die Maxime die Maximen

Pronunciation

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