Why is it die Unmenge?
Unmenge 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] Very large, oversized amount
[1] sehr große, übergroße MengeExamples
[1] "This huge amount of volunteers who are all over the country" everywhere "
[1] „Diese Unmenge von freiwilligen Helfern, die überall im ganzen Land sind.“
[1] "In addition to potash, they also used tons of wood and water"
[1] „Neben Pottasche verbrauchten sie noch Unmengen von Holz und Wasser.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "He needed tons of firewood and the rest of the day, Brian commuted back and forth between the storage area and the forest to take enough branches" "
[1] „Er brauchte Unmengen Feuerholz und den Rest des Tages pendelte Brian zwischen dem Lagerplatz und dem Wald hin und her, um genug Äste heranzuschleppen.“
[1] "The tea was very bitter, but was granted by the huge sugar"
[1] „Der Tee war sehr bitter, wurde aber durch die Unmenge Zucker genießbar.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Unmenge | die Unmengen |
| Genitiv | der Unmenge | der Unmengen |
| Dativ | der Unmenge | den Unmengen |
| Akkusativ | die Unmenge | die Unmengen |
Pronunciation
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