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Reifenpanne: der, die or das?

dieReifenpanne

Flat tyre

feminin · feminineCity and transportLevel: Beginner

Short answer: Reifenpanne takes the article die (die Reifenpanne). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “flat tyre” in English.

Reifenpanne: word facts

Article
die
Gender
feminin (feminine)
English
Flat tyre
Topic
City and transport
Yupo level
Beginner

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Why does Reifenpanne take die?

Nouns ending in -e usually take die. In Yupo’s list, 816 of 863 such words take die (94%).

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Reifenpanne in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

Nominativsubject: who? what?die Reifenpanne
Akkusativdirect object: whom? what?die Reifenpanne
Dativindirect object: to whom?der Reifenpanne

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