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Thing

Thing is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Thinge

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

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Why is it das Thing?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Historical: Germanic People's and Judicial Assembly

[1] historisch: germanische Volks- und Gerichtsversammlung

Examples

[1] "All free men - farmers, craftsmen, merchants - may take part in the folk meetings, the Thingen, on which, for example, is judged by criminals"

[1] „Alle freien Männer - Bauern, Handwerker, Kaufleute - dürfen an den Volksversammlungen teilnehmen, den Thingen, auf denen etwa über Verbrecher geurteilt wird.“

[1] "In order to maintain fragile harmony in their homeland, the settlers have created the things"

[1] „Um die fragile Eintracht in ihrer Heimat zu wahren, haben die Siedler die Thinge geschaffen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Thing die Thinge
Genitiv des Things des Thinges der Thinge
Dativ dem Thing den Thingen
Akkusativ das Thing die Thinge

Pronunciation

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