Why is it die Schalke?
Schalke 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
Examples
[1] With this hatch, the Schalke leak is
[1] Bei dieser Luke ist die Schalke undicht!
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schalke | die Schalken |
| Genitiv | der Schalke | der Schalken |
| Dativ | der Schalke | den Schalken |
| Akkusativ | die Schalke | die Schalken |
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Meaning
Examples
[1] Schalke is particularly a term football fans
[1] Schalke ist vor allem Fußballfreunden ein Begriff.
Grammar note
The article is needed if "Schalke" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Schalke | — |
| Genitiv | (des Schalke) (des Schalkes) Schalkes | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Schalke | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Schalke | — |
Pronunciation
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