Why is it die Schiffe?
Schiffe 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
[1] Slower: Liquid excretion product of the urinary bladder
[1] salopp: flüssiges Ausscheidungsprodukt der HarnblaseExamples
[1] A group of young people left a large laughter on the house board
[1] Eine Gruppe Jugendlicher hinterließ eine große Lache Schiffe an der Hauswand.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Schiffe | — |
| Genitiv | der Schiffe | — |
| Dativ | der Schiffe | — |
| Akkusativ | die Schiffe | — |
Pronunciation
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