Why is it der Nil?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Nil, so learn the two together: der Nil.
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Meaning
[1] River in North Africa, which rises in Rwanda and Burundi and flows into the Mediterranean in Egypt
[1] Fluss in Nordafrika, der in Ruanda und Burundi entspringt und in Ägypten ins Mittelmeer mündetExamples
[1] The Nile is the longest river of the earth
[1] Der Nil ist der längste Fluss der Erde.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Nil | — |
| Genitiv | des Nil des Nils | — |
| Dativ | dem Nil | — |
| Akkusativ | den Nil | — |
Pronunciation
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