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die Lust

desire / mood / appetite

Nominative Sg.die Lust

Genitive Sg.der Lust

Nominative Plural

die Lüste

Dative Pluralden Lüsten

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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 Lust	die Lüste
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Lust	die Lüste
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Lust	den Lüsten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Lust	der Lüste

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 Lust	Lüste
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Lust	Lüste
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Lust	Lüsten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Lust	Lüste

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

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

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.
Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Lüste → Lüsten.

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

Hast du Lust auf Kino?

Do you feel like going to the cinema?

Genitive

Trotz der großen Lust auf Urlaub müssen wir noch arbeiten.

Despite our strong desire for a vacation, we still have to work.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Lust" 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 Lust

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

"Lust" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Lust). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

The Nominative plural of die Lust is "die Lüste" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Lüsten".

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

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