Why is it die Weste?
Weste 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] Clothing: A sleeveless garment of the men's upper clothing
[1] Bekleidung: ein ärmelloses Kleidungsstück der HerrenoberbekleidungExamples
[1] As soon as the wind came up, I also pulled a vest
[1] Sobald der Wind aufkam, zog ich mir zusätzlich eine Weste an.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Weste | die Westen |
| Genitiv | der Weste | der Westen |
| Dativ | der Weste | den Westen |
| Akkusativ | die Weste | die Westen |
Pronunciation
In context
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