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die Minute

minute

Nominative Sg.die Minute

Genitive Sg.der Minute

Nominative Plural

die Minuten

Dative Pluralden Minuten

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

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

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

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

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

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 Minute vergeht schnell.

The minute passes quickly.

Accusative

Hast du eine Minute Zeit für mich?

Do you have a minute for me?

Dative

Der Zug kommt in fünf Minuten.

The train arrives in five minutes.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Minute" 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 Minute

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

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

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

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

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

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