Why is it die Sopranistin?
Sopranistin ends in -in, and most nouns ending in -in are feminine: in a German dictionary, 88% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -in die
Examples
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Sopranistin | die Sopranistinnen |
| Genitiv | der Sopranistin | der Sopranistinnen |
| Dativ | der Sopranistin | den Sopranistinnen |
| Akkusativ | die Sopranistin | die Sopranistinnen |
Pronunciation
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