Why is it die Photovoltaikanlage?
Photovoltaikanlage ends in -age, and almost all nouns ending in -age are feminine: in a German dictionary, 90% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -age die
Meaning
[1] system in which radiation energy (Zäb B. solar energy) is converted into electrical energy
[1] Anlage, in der Strahlungsenergie (z. B. Sonnenenergie) in elektrische Energie umgewandelt wirdExamples
[1] As a result of the establishment of a large number of new photovoltaic systems, their prices are falling dramatic
[1] Infolge der Errichtung einer Vielzahl neuer Photovoltaikanlagen sinken deren Preise dramatisch.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Photovoltaikanlage | die Photovoltaikanlagen |
| Genitiv | der Photovoltaikanlage | der Photovoltaikanlagen |
| Dativ | der Photovoltaikanlage | den Photovoltaikanlagen |
| Akkusativ | die Photovoltaikanlage | die Photovoltaikanlagen |
Pronunciation
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