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Promille

Promille is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Promille
English
per mille

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Promille?

Promille ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Promille is an exception: das Promille.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] thousandth, thousandth part

[1] Tausendstel, tausendster Teil

[2] colloquially: alcohol content of the blood

[2] umgangssprachlich: Alkoholgehalt des Blutes

Examples

[1] An invoice for per thousand occurs much less frequently than one after percentage

[1] Eine Rechnung nach Promille kommt viel seltener vor, als eine nach Prozent.

[2] The police determined two per thousand with the young man

[2] Die Polizei ermittelte bei dem jungen Mann zwei Promille.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Promille die Promille
Genitiv des Promille des Promilles der Promille
Dativ dem Promille den Promille
Akkusativ das Promille die Promille

Pronunciation

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Nouns with the same ending

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