Why is it die Wake?
Wake 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
Examples
[1] This wake is a playground for many birds
[1] Diese Wake ist ein Tummelplatz für viele Vögel.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Wake | die Waken |
| Genitiv | der Wake | der Waken |
| Dativ | der Wake | den Waken |
| Akkusativ | die Wake | die Waken |
Pronunciation
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