Why is it die Niete?
Niete 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 die
Meaning
Examples
[1] crap, again a rivet
[1] Mist, schon wieder eine Niete!
[2] In arithmetic he is a rivetea
[2] Im Rechnen ist er eine Niete.
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Niete | die Nieten |
| Genitiv | der Niete | der Nieten |
| Dativ | der Niete | den Nieten |
| Akkusativ | die Niete | die Nieten |
Pronunciation
In context
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