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die Butter

butter

Nominative Sg.die Butter

Genitive Sg.der Butter

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueException: ends in -er but feminine (die Butter)

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 Butter	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Butter	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Butter	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Butter	— (singular only)

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 Butter	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Butter	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Butter	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Butter	— (singular only)

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 Butter	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Butter	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Butter	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Butter	— (singular only)

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 Butter	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Butter	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Butter	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Butter	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Nominative

Die Butter steht im Kühlschrank.

The butter is in the fridge.

Accusative

Kannst du mir bitte die Butter geben?

Can you please pass me the butter?

Dative

Ich esse Brot mit Butter und Honig.

I eat bread with butter and honey.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Butter" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles Noun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n rule Dative Case GuideIndirect objects, prepositions, and der + feminine nouns

FAQs: die Butter

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

"Butter" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Butter). Gender cue: Exception: ends in -er but feminine (die Butter).

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

"die Butter" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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