Why is it die Warte?
Warte 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] Wartturm in a medieval fastening and security system
[1] Wartturm in einem mittelalterlichen Befestigungs- und SicherungssystemExamples
[1] In the vicinity of Duderstadt there are two waiting
[1] In der Umgebung von Duderstadt sind zwei Warten erhalten.
[1] "Similar to others, the Abbetalswarte served to protect the trade and the customs survey" "
[1] „Ähnlich anderen Warten diente die Abbentalswarte dem Schutz des Handels und der Zollerhebung.“
More source examples (1)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[2] He can see that from his higher wait better
[2] Das kann er von seiner höheren Warte aus besser überblicken.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Warte | die Warten |
| Genitiv | der Warte | der Warten |
| Dativ | der Warte | den Warten |
| Akkusativ | die Warte | die Warten |
Pronunciation
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