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die Blume

flower

Nominative Sg.die Blume

Genitive Sg.der Blume

Nominative Plural

die Blumen

Dative Pluralden Blumen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	die Blume	die Blumen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Blume	die Blumen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Blume	den Blumen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Blume	der Blumen

Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	eine Blume	Blumen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Blume	Blumen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Blume	Blumen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Blume	Blumen

Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	keine Blume	keine Blumen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Blume	keine Blumen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Blume	keinen Blumen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Blume	keiner Blumen

Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	meine Blume	meine Blumen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Blume	meine Blumen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Blume	meinen Blumen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Blume	meiner Blumen

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.
Plural "Blumen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Blumen.

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

Sie stellt eine frische Blume in die Vase.

She puts a fresh flower in the vase.

Dative

Mit einer Blume auf dem Tisch wirkt das Zimmer gleich freundlicher.

With a flower on the table, the room immediately looks friendlier.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Blume

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

"Blume" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Blume). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

The Nominative plural of die Blume is "die Blumen" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Blumen".

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

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