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The article for

Zombie

der Zombie

Zombie is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Zombies

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Zombie?

Zombie ends in -ie. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (98% take die), but Zombie is an exception: der Zombie.

The other -ie exceptions
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Fictional being: undead, changing body

[1] fiktives Wesen: Untoter, wandelnde Leiche

Examples

[1] The zombies break faster when you shoot your head

[1] Die Zombies gehen schneller kaputt, wenn man ihnen den Kopf abschießt.

[1] "Zombies don't have to be searched for long in Postdam, you found a lot of extras for a small change"

[1] „Zombies muss man in Postdam auch nicht lange suchen, man fand jede Menge Komparsen für ein Kleingeld.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "We stumbled into our rooms like zombies and were soon in bed, and so Hamid was finally able to visit his family"

[1] „Wir stolperten wie Zombies in unsere Zimmer und waren auch bald im Bett, und so konnte Hamid endlich seine Familie besuchen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Zombie die Zombies
Genitiv des Zombie des Zombies der Zombies
Dativ dem Zombie den Zombies
Akkusativ den Zombie die Zombies

Pronunciation

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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