Is it der, die or das Semifinale? – das Semifinale, plural die Semifinale

Why is it das Semifinale?

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

Sense 1

das

[1] Competition in which the final participants are determined

[1] Wettbewerb, in welchem die Finalteilnehmer ermittelt werden

[1] In the second semi -final, the host was able to beat the home team
[1] Im zweiten Semifinale konnte der Gastgeber die Heimmannschaft schlagen.

[1] Both semi -finals were shifted because of the bad weather
[1] Beide Semifinals wurden wegen des schlechten Wetters verschoben.

1	Singular	Plural 1	Plural 2
Nominativ	das Semifinale	die Semifinale	die Semifinals
Genitiv	des Semifinales	der Semifinale	der Semifinals
Dativ	dem Semifinale	den Semifinalen	den Semifinals
Akkusativ	das Semifinale	die Semifinale	die Semifinals

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