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die Auskunft

information (at a desk)

Nominative Sg.die Auskunft
Genitive Sg.der Auskunft
Nominative Plural
die Auskünfte
Dative Pluralden Auskünften
Gender / Plural CueNouns ending in -kunft are feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Auskunft
die Auskünfte
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Auskunft
die Auskünfte
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Auskunft
den Auskünften
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Auskunft
der Auskünfte

Why These Endings Work

All feminine (die) nouns stay completely unchanged in the singular across Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.

  • Feminine nouns never change their own ending in the singular across all four cases.
  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Auskünfte → Auskünften.
Pattern summary: Only the article changes in singular (die / die / der / der); plural takes -n in Dative unless ending in -n or -s.

Example Sentences in Context

Accusative

Können Sie mir eine Auskunft geben?

Can you give me some information?

Genitive

Für die Richtigkeit der Auskunft übernehmen wir keine Garantie.

We cannot guarantee that the information is correct.

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FAQs: die Auskunft

Is "Auskunft" der, die, or das in German?

"Auskunft" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Auskunft). Gender cue: Nouns ending in -kunft are feminine (die).

What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Auskunft"?

The Nominative plural of die Auskunft is "die Auskünfte" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Auskünften".

How does "die Auskunft" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a feminine noun, "Auskunft" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Auskunft / die Auskunft / der Auskunft / der Auskunft).