Why is it das Veto?
Veto ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Veto.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
Examples
[1] Anyone who has no veto law cannot be successfully inserted veto
[1] Wer kein Vetorecht hat, kann auch nicht mit Erfolg sein Veto einlegen.
[1] "The FDA had opposed the veto of its own scientific advisory body" with the decision "
[1] „Die FDA hatte sich mit der Entscheidung dem Veto ihres eigenen wissenschaftlichen Beratungsgremiums widersetzt.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Veto | die Vetos |
| Genitiv | des Vetos | der Vetos |
| Dativ | dem Veto | den Vetos |
| Akkusativ | das Veto | die Vetos |
Pronunciation
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