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The article for

Parallele

die Parallele

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

Plural
die Parallelen

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Why is it die Parallele?

Parallele 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] Geometry: Line that runs parallel to another

[1] Geometrie: Linie, die parallel zu einer anderen verläuft

[2] Translated: something very similar and comparable

[2] übertragen: etwas sehr Ähnliches und Vergleichbares

Examples

[1] Line A is a parallel to line

[1] Linie A ist eine Parallele zu Linie B.

[2] The case shows noticeable parallels to an incident in the 1970s

[2] Der Fall weist auffällige Parallelen zu einem Vorfall in den 70er Jahren auf.
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] When uprising in Egypt, many commentators draw a parallel to the wall case

[2] Beim Aufstand in Ägypten ziehen viele Kommentatoren eine Parallele zum Mauerfall.

[2] "However, parallels to Expressionism are only formal and limited to descriptions"

[2] „Allerdings sind Parallelen zum Expressionismus lediglich formaler Art und auf Beschreibungen beschränkt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Parallele die Parallelen
Genitiv der Parallele der Parallelen
Dativ der Parallele den Parallelen
Akkusativ die Parallele die Parallelen

Pronunciation

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