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The article for

Maximum

das Maximum

Maximum is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Maxima
English
maximum
Topic
Weather

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Why is it das Maximum?

Maximum ends in -um, and most nouns ending in -um are neuter: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take das.

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Meaning

[1] maximum

[1] Höchstmaß

Examples

[1] The maximum was reached

[1] Das Maximum wurde erreicht.

[1] This watch offers a maximum of precision

[1] Diese Uhr bietet ein Maximum an Präzision.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Maximum die Maxima
Genitiv des Maximums der Maxima
Dativ dem Maximum den Maxima
Akkusativ das Maximum die Maxima

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