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The article for

Strafe

die Strafe

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

Plural
die Strafen
English
penalty, punishment
Level
B1
Topic
Law

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Why is it die Strafe?

Strafe 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] Sanction, reaction received due to misconduct

[1] Sanktion, wegen Fehlverhalten erhaltene Reaktion

[2] In the narrower sense: fine

[2] im engeren Sinne: Geldstrafe

Examples

[1] He has to go to the prison as a punishment

[1] Er muss als Strafe ins Gefängnis.

[1] "Later we hear that he was sentenced to three years in prison and that the punishment has accepted without a word"

[1] „Später hören wir, dass er zu drei Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt worden ist und die Strafe wortlos angenommen hat.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Many had fled in their home countries from punishment or persecution, from murderers and war criminals to Pleitiers to the contrary to the war and political activist" "

[1] „Viele waren vor Strafen oder Verfolgung in ihren Heimatländern geflohen, von Mördern und Kriegsverbrechern über Pleitiers bis zu Kriegsdienstverweigerern und politischen Aktivisten.“

[2] If you get caught, you must pay a high punishment

[2] Wenn du erwischt wirst, musst du sicher eine hohe Strafe zahlen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Strafe die Strafen
Genitiv der Strafe der Strafen
Dativ der Strafe den Strafen
Akkusativ die Strafe die Strafen

Pronunciation

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