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die Haftung

liability

Nominative Sg.die Haftung

Genitive Sg.der Haftung

Nominative Plural

die Haftungen

Dative Pluralden Haftungen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> 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 Haftung	die Haftungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Haftung	die Haftungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Haftung	den Haftungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Haftung	der Haftungen

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

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

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

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

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

Accusative

Der Vermieter übernimmt keine Haftung für Schäden.

The landlord accepts no liability for damage.

Genitive

Den Umfang der Haftung regelt der Vertrag.

The contract defines the extent of liability.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Haftung

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

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

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

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

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

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