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die Mannschaft

team

Nominative Sg.die Mannschaft
Genitive Sg.der Mannschaft
Nominative Plural
die Mannschaften
Dative Pluralden Mannschaften
Gender / Plural CueSuffix -schaft -> always feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Mannschaft
die Mannschaften
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Mannschaft
die Mannschaften
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Mannschaft
den Mannschaften
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Mannschaft
der Mannschaften

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 "Mannschaften" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Mannschaften.
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 Mannschaft hat das Spiel gewonnen.

The team won the match.

Accusative

Wir unterstützen unsere Mannschaft im Stadion.

We support our team in the stadium.

Dative

Er spielt seit drei Jahren in der Mannschaft.

He has been playing in the team for three years.

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FAQs: die Mannschaft

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

"Mannschaft" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Mannschaft). Gender cue: Suffix -schaft -> always feminine (die).

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

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

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

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