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The article for

Startelf

die Startelf

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

Plural
die Startelfen

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Why is it die Startelf?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Startelf, so learn the two together: die Startelf.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Sport, football: team that is on the pitch at the beginning of a game

[1] Sport, Fußball: Mannschaft, die zu Beginn eines Spiels auf dem Platz steht

Examples

[1] He made his debut in the men's team's starting eleven

[1] Er feierte sein Debüt in der Startelf der Herrenmannschaft.

[1] "Mainz 05 against RB Leipzig were hardly sufficiently seasoned for a starting eleven"

[1] „Mainz 05 standen gegen RB Leipzig kaum ausreichend gestandene Profis für eine Startelf zur Verfügung.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Startelf die Startelfen
Genitiv der Startelf der Startelfen
Dativ der Startelf den Startelfen
Akkusativ die Startelf die Startelfen

Pronunciation

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