Why is it die These?
These 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 die
Meaning
[1] An unanswered assertion
[1] eine noch nicht bewiesene BehauptungExamples
[1] Luther spread his theses in Wittenbergä
[1] Luther verbreitete seine Thesen in Wittenberg.
[1] "The mayor has to represent both theses at the same time: everything is more bad than ever - and everything is half as wild" "
[1] „Der Bürgermeister muss beide Thesen zugleich vertreten: Alles ist so schlimm wie noch nie – und alles ist halb so wild.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "Griebel took my theses without a hand"
[1] „Griebel nahm meine Thesen umstandslos an.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die These | die Thesen |
| Genitiv | der These | der Thesen |
| Dativ | der These | den Thesen |
| Akkusativ | die These | die Thesen |
Pronunciation
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