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die Klasse

class / grade

Nominative Sg.die Klasse

Genitive Sg.der Klasse

Nominative Plural

die Klassen

Dative Pluralden Klassen

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Klasse	die Klassen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Klasse	die Klassen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Klasse	den Klassen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Klasse	der Klassen

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

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

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

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

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 Klasse macht einen Ausflug.

The class is going on a trip.

Accusative

Mein Sohn besucht die dritte Klasse.

My son is in the third grade.

Dative

In unserer Klasse sind zwanzig Schüler.

There are twenty pupils in our class.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Klasse" 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 Klasse

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

"Klasse" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Klasse). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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