noun
uniform
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Uniform (die) means 'uniform' (clothing for organizations). Feminine noun: singular 'die Uniform', genitive 'der Uniform', plural 'Uniformen'. Dative plural 'den Uniformen'. Regular plural with -en. Used for military, police, school. No irregularities or special prepositions. Can be used attributively: 'die Uniformfarbe' or in phrases like 'eine Uniform tragen'.
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Der Vorgesetzte gab der neuen Mitarbeiterin die Uniform, nachdem sie die Einführungswoche erfolgreich absolvierte.
The supervisor gave the new employee the uniform after she successfully completed the introductory week.
Die Uniform der Feuerwehrleute ist rot und gelb.
The firefighters' uniform is red and yellow.
Ich trage eine Uniform.
I'm wearing a uniform.
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picture a row of people wearing the same outfit
sounds like English 'uniform'
Nouns ending in -form / borrowed words can be feminine here: this one is 'die' (die Uniform). Also many -ung nouns are feminine.
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Feminine noun. Plural commonly 'Uniformen' or sometimes 'Uniforms' in colloquial usage.