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die Energiewende

energy transition

Nominative Sg.die Energiewende

Genitive Sg.der Energiewende

Nominative Plural

die Energiewenden

Dative Pluralden Energiewenden

Gender / Plural CueCompound: the head noun die Wende decides the gender (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 Energiewende	die Energiewenden
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Energiewende	die Energiewenden
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Energiewende	den Energiewenden
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Energiewende	der Energiewenden

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

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

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

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

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 Energiewende setzt auf Wind und Sonne.

The energy transition relies on wind and solar.

Genitive

Die Kosten der Energiewende sind ein großes Thema.

The cost of the energy transition is a big issue.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Energiewende" 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 Energiewende

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

"Energiewende" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Energiewende). Gender cue: Compound: the head noun die Wende decides the gender (die).

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

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

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

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