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Der, die or das Affe?

der Affe

Gender
masculine
English
monkey, ape
Plural
die Affen

Why is it der Affe?

Most German nouns ending in -e are feminine, but Affe is an exception: it is der Affe. This is one to memorise with its article.

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Affe in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Affe: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

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