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The article for

Pointe

die Pointe

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

Plural
die Pointen
English
punchline, point
Level
C1

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Why is it die Pointe?

Pointe 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] Insentive, unforeseen summit/culmination point of a narrative/development

[1] aufschlussreicher, unvorhergesehener Gipfel/Kulminationspunkt einer Erzählung/Entwicklung

Examples

[1] "Already the first punch line, actually it was only an allusion, was anticipated by a laugh that was terrifying me"

[1] „Schon die erste Pointe, eigentlich war es nur eine Anspielung, wurde durch ein Gelächter vorweggenommen, das mich erschreckte.“

[1] "He was silent, waited for the Pointerä"

[1] „Er schwieg, wartete auf die Pointe.“
More source examples (3)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "This point is not as well known as the Pointerä"

[1] „Dieser Punkt ist nicht so bekannt wie die Pointe.“

[1] "My grandmother always pinched me into the upper arm during the punch line and repeated it at least three malic"

[1] „Meine Großmutter kniff mir während der Pointe immer in den Oberarm und wiederholte sie mindestens drei Mal.“

[1] "The Witzer counter can change the jokes, but the punch line must be right and is only partially varied" "

[1] „Der Witzerzähler kann zwar die Witzfabel ändern, doch die Pointe muß stimmen und ist nur bedingt variierbar.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Pointe die Pointen
Genitiv der Pointe der Pointen
Dativ der Pointe den Pointen
Akkusativ die Pointe die Pointen

Pronunciation

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