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die Katze

cat

Nominative Sg.die Katze

Genitive Sg.der Katze

Nominative Plural

die Katzen

Dative Pluralden Katzen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Katze	die Katzen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Katze	die Katzen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Katze	den Katzen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Katze	der Katzen

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

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

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

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

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 Katze schläft gern auf dem Sofa.

The cat likes sleeping on the sofa.

Accusative

Die Kinder beobachten die Katze voller Neugier.

The children watch the cat full of curiosity.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Katze

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

"Katze" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Katze). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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