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Slowene

Slowene is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Slowenen

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Slowene?

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

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Citizens of Slovenia

[1] Staatsbürger von Slowenien

[2] Members of the Slovenian People

[2] Angehöriger des Volks der Slowenen

Examples

[1] Many Slovenes work abroad

[1] Viele Slowenen arbeiten im Ausland.

[1] "55 Slovenes were captured as partisans of the Osvobodilna Fronta in fighting in the area of ​​Ljubljana"

[1] „55 Slowenen waren als Partisanen der Osvobodilna Fronta bei Kämpfen im Gebiet von Ljubljana gefangen genommen worden.“
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[2] In Carinthia, many Slovenia live in old age

[2] In Kärnten leben von Alters her viele Slowenen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Slowene die Slowenen
Genitiv des Slowenen der Slowenen
Dativ dem Slowenen den Slowenen
Akkusativ den Slowenen die Slowenen

Pronunciation

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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