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The article for

Nebenrolle

die Nebenrolle

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

Plural
die Nebenrollen

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Why is it die Nebenrolle?

Nebenrolle 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] Not so important, smaller figure or role in a play or film

[1] nicht so bedeutende, kleinere Figur oder Rolle in einem Theaterstück oder Film

[2] Translated: Not so important, important person or thing

[2] übertragen: nicht so wichtige, bedeutende Person oder Sache

Examples

[1] "Mark Rylance was excellent with the Oscar for the best male supporting role"

[1] „Mark Rylance wurde mit dem Oscar für die beste männliche Nebenrolle ausgezeichnet.“

[2] "As a wonderfully grounded athlete, Bender feels the supporting role of football professionals at Olympics as a reason."

[2] „Als wunderbar geerdeter Sportler empfindet Bender die Nebenrolle von Fußball-Profis bei Olympia als angemessen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Nebenrolle die Nebenrollen
Genitiv der Nebenrolle der Nebenrollen
Dativ der Nebenrolle den Nebenrollen
Akkusativ die Nebenrolle die Nebenrollen

Pronunciation

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