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die Kultur

culture

Nominative Sg.die Kultur

Genitive Sg.der Kultur

Nominative Plural

die Kulturen

Dative Pluralden Kulturen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ur -> almost always 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 Kultur	die Kulturen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Kultur	die Kulturen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Kultur	den Kulturen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Kultur	der Kulturen

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

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

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

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

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

Jede Region hat ihre eigene Kultur.

Every region has its own culture.

Genitive

Das Essen ist ein wichtiger Teil der Kultur.

Food is an important part of the culture.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Kultur" 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 Kultur

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

"Kultur" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Kultur). Gender cue: Suffix -ur -> almost always feminine (die).

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

The Nominative plural of die Kultur is "die Kulturen" (pattern: -en). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Kulturen".

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

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