Why is it der Pole?
Pole ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Pole is an exception: der Pole.
The other -e exceptions der
Meaning
Examples
[1] The Poles are our neighboring
[1] Die Polen sind unsere Nachbarn.
[1] "My cousin has had her house in Moers from two Poles"
[1] „Meine Cousine hat ihr Haus in Moers von zwei Polen streichen lassen.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "For the same reason, Poland have great respect for foreign language"
[1] „Aus demselben Grund haben Polen einen großen Respekt vor Fremdsprachen.“
[2] Frédéric Chopin was a pole, it was originally called Fryderyk Chopinien
[2] Frédéric Chopin war ein Pole, er hieß ursprünglich Fryderyk Chopin.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Pole | die Polen |
| Genitiv | des Polen | der Polen |
| Dativ | dem Polen | den Polen |
| Akkusativ | den Polen | die Polen |
Pronunciation
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