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die Ironie

irony

Nominative Sg.die Ironie

Genitive Sg.der Ironie

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ie -> 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 Ironie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Ironie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Ironie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Ironie	— (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 Ironie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Ironie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Ironie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Ironie	— (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 Ironie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Ironie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Ironie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Ironie	— (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 Ironie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Ironie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Ironie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Ironie	— (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

Accusative

Ich habe die feine Ironie in ihrem Satz nicht sofort erkannt.

I didn't notice the subtle irony in her sentence at first.

Genitive

Thomas Mann war ein Meister der Ironie.

Thomas Mann was a master of irony.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Ironie" 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 Ironie

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

"Ironie" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Ironie). Gender cue: Suffix -ie -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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