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die Decke

blanket / ceiling

Nominative Sg.die Decke

Genitive Sg.der Decke

Nominative Plural

die Decken

Dative Pluralden Decken

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Decke	die Decken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Decke	die Decken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Decke	den Decken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Decke	der Decken

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

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

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

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

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 Decke ist warm und weich.

The blanket is warm and soft.

Accusative

Nimm dir eine Decke, es ist kalt.

Take a blanket, it is cold.

Dative

An der Decke hängt eine Lampe.

A lamp hangs from the ceiling.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Decke" 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 Decke

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

"Decke" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Decke). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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