die · Feminine (Femininum)A2Feminine DeclensionClothes & Objects

die Karte

card / map / ticket

Nominative Sg.die Karte

Genitive Sg.der Karte

Nominative Plural

die Karten

Dative Pluralden Karten

Gender / Plural CueMost two-syllable nouns ending in -e are 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 Karte	die Karten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Karte	die Karten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Karte	den Karten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Karte	der Karten

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

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

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

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

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

Dative

Zahlen Sie bar oder mit Karte?

Do you pay cash or with card?

Accusative

Ich stecke die Karte in den Automaten.

I put the card into the machine.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Karte

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

"Karte" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Karte). Gender cue: Most two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine (die).

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

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

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

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