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die Gabel

fork

Nominative Sg.die Gabel

Genitive Sg.der Gabel

Nominative Plural

die Gabeln

Dative Pluralden Gabeln

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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 Gabel	die Gabeln
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Gabel	die Gabeln
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Gabel	den Gabeln
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Gabel	der Gabeln

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

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

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

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

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 Gabel liegt neben dem Teller.

The fork lies next to the plate.

Accusative

Hast du eine Gabel für mich?

Do you have a fork for me?

Dative

Das Kind isst schon mit der Gabel.

The child already eats with a fork.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Gabel" 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 Gabel

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

"Gabel" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Gabel). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

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

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

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