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die Geduld

patience

Nominative Sg.die Geduld

Genitive Sg.der Geduld

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueException: begins with Ge- but feminine (die Geduld)

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 Geduld	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Geduld	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Geduld	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Geduld	— (singular only)

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 Geduld	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Geduld	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Geduld	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Geduld	— (singular only)

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 Geduld	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Geduld	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Geduld	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Geduld	— (singular only)

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 Geduld	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Geduld	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Geduld	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Geduld	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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 Geduld der Kunden ist am Ende.

The customers have run out of patience.

Accusative

Beim Sprachenlernen braucht man viel Geduld.

You need a lot of patience when learning languages.

Dative

Mit Geduld schaffst du das.

With patience you will manage it.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Geduld" 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 Geduld

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

"Geduld" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Geduld). Gender cue: Exception: begins with Ge- but feminine (die Geduld).

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

"die Geduld" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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