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The article for

Schlappe

die Schlappe

Schlappe is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Schlappen

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Why is it die Schlappe?

Schlappe 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
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] This is subject to a discussion in a military, personal or sporting sense (copied by defeat)

[1] das Unterliegen bei einer Auseinandersetzung im militärischen, persönlichen oder sportlichen Sinne. (kopiert von Niederlage)

Examples

[1] "After the Brexit Schlappe, David Cameron initially resigned as Prime Minister"

[1] „Nach der Brexit-Schlappe trat David Cameron zunächst als Premierminister zurück“.

[1] "That was our last slip" "

[1] „Das war unsere letzte Schlappe.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Schlappe die Schlappen
Genitiv der Schlappe der Schlappen
Dativ der Schlappe den Schlappen
Akkusativ die Schlappe die Schlappen

Pronunciation

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