Der, die or das Limo?
die Limo
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- lemonade, soft drink
- Plural
- die Limos
Short for die Limonade.
Why is it die Limo?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Limo. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Limo.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Limo ist kalt und süß.The lemonade is cold and sweet.
- Die Kinder trinken am Nachmittag eine Limo.The children drink a soft drink in the afternoon.
Limo in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Limo: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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