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die Deklination

declension

Nominative Sg.die Deklination

Genitive Sg.der Deklination

Nominative Plural

die Deklinationen

Dative Pluralden Deklinationen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -tion -> ALWAYS 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 Deklination	die Deklinationen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Deklination	die Deklinationen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Deklination	den Deklinationen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Deklination	der Deklinationen

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

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

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

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

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 Deklination der Adjektive ist am Anfang schwierig.

The declension of adjectives is difficult at first.

Dative

Bei der Deklination helfen Tabellen sehr.

Tables help a lot with declension.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Deklination" 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 Deklination

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

"Deklination" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Deklination). Gender cue: Suffix -tion -> ALWAYS feminine (die).

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

The Nominative plural of die Deklination is "die Deklinationen" (pattern: -en). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Deklinationen".

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

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