die · Feminine (Femininum)A1Feminine DeclensionClothes & Objects

die Hose

pants / trousers

Nominative Sg.die Hose

Genitive Sg.der Hose

Nominative Plural

die Hosen

Dative Pluralden Hosen

Gender / Plural CueSingular in German (eine Hose), unlike English "trousers"

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hose passt gut.

The pants fit well.

Accusative

Ich probiere die Hose in einer anderen Größe an.

I'm trying the trousers on in a different size.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Hose

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

"Hose" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Hose). Gender cue: Singular in German (eine Hose), unlike English "trousers".

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

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

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

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