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die Chance

chance / opportunity

Nominative Sg.die Chance

Genitive Sg.der Chance

Nominative Plural

die Chancen

Dative Pluralden Chancen

Gender / Plural CueMost two-syllable nouns ending in -e are 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 Chance	die Chancen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Chance	die Chancen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Chance	den Chancen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Chance	der Chancen

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 Chance	Chancen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Chance	Chancen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Chance	Chancen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Chance	Chancen

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 Chance	keine Chancen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Chance	keine Chancen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Chance	keinen Chancen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Chance	keiner Chancen

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 Chance	meine Chancen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Chance	meine Chancen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Chance	meinen Chancen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Chance	meiner Chancen

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

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

Diese Chance hätte man nutzen sollen.

One should have seized this opportunity.

Genitive

Er ärgert sich wegen der verpassten Chance.

He's annoyed about the missed opportunity.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Chance

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

"Chance" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Chance). Gender cue: Most two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine (die).

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

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

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

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