Why is it die Violine?
Violine ends in -ine, and almost all nouns ending in -ine are feminine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ine die
Meaning
Examples
[1] When I play on my violin, I float in other spheres
[1] Wenn ich auf meiner Violine spiele, schwebe ich in anderen Sphären.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Violine | die Violinen |
| Genitiv | der Violine | der Violinen |
| Dativ | der Violine | den Violinen |
| Akkusativ | die Violine | die Violinen |
Pronunciation
In context
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