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die Geschichte

history / story

Nominative Sg.die Geschichte

Genitive Sg.der Geschichte

Nominative Plural

die Geschichten

Dative Pluralden Geschichten

Gender / Plural CueException to Ge- neuter rule: die Geschichte is feminine

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

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

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

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

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

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

Genitive

Die Frauenkirche ist ein Symbol der deutschen Geschichte.

The Frauenkirche is a symbol of German history.

Dative

In der Geschichte gibt es viele Beispiele dafür.

There are many examples of this in history.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Geschichte" 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 Geschichte

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

"Geschichte" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Geschichte). Gender cue: Exception to Ge- neuter rule: die Geschichte is feminine.

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

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

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

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