Why is it die Quote?
Quote 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 die
Meaning
[2] Share of television viewers, which look at a specific program for a short form of the switch -on rate
[2] Anteil der Fernsehzuschauer, die ein bestimmtes Programm anschauen; Kurzform von EinschaltquoteExamples
[1] The quota of the dropouts dropped by 3 percent by last year
[1] Die Quote der Studienabbrecher sank im letzten Jahr um 3 Prozent.
[1] [Angela Merkel:] "" I was young at the time I was a woman and came from the east. That was triple quota. And I was easy to use, let's say that. ""
[1] [Angela Merkel:] „»Ich war damals jung. Ich war Frau und kam aus dem Osten. Das war dreifach Quote. Und ich war gut verwendbar, sagen wir mal so.«“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] The program directors design the content with a view to the quote
[2] Die Programmdirektoren gestalten die Inhalte mit Blick auf die Quote.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Quote | die Quoten |
| Genitiv | der Quote | der Quoten |
| Dativ | der Quote | den Quoten |
| Akkusativ | die Quote | die Quoten |
Pronunciation
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