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die Hand

hand

Nominative Sg.die Hand

Genitive Sg.der Hand

Nominative Plural

die Hände

Dative Pluralden Händen

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

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 Hand	Hände
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Hand	Hände
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Hand	Händen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Hand	Hände

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

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

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.
Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Hände → Händen.

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

Meine rechte Hand tut nach dem Schreiben weh.

My right hand hurts after writing.

Accusative

Die Ärztin untersucht die Hand sehr sorgfältig.

The doctor examines the hand very carefully.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Hand

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

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

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

The Nominative plural of die Hand is "die Hände" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Händen".

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

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