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die Mündigkeit

autonomy / civic maturity

Nominative Sg.die Mündigkeit

Genitive Sg.der Mündigkeit

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -keit -> 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 Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Mündigkeit	— (singular only)

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 Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Mündigkeit	— (singular only)

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 Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Mündigkeit	— (singular only)

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 Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Mündigkeit	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Mündigkeit	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Dative

Adorno forderte eine Erziehung zur Mündigkeit.

Adorno called for an education towards autonomy.

Genitive

Die Förderung der Mündigkeit ist ein Ziel der politischen Bildung.

Fostering autonomy is one aim of civic education.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Mündigkeit" 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 Mündigkeit

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

"Mündigkeit" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Mündigkeit). Gender cue: Suffix -keit -> ALWAYS feminine (die).

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

"die Mündigkeit" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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