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die Pflanze

plant

Nominative Sg.die Pflanze
Genitive Sg.der Pflanze
Nominative Plural
die Pflanzen
Dative Pluralden Pflanzen
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)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Pflanze
die Pflanzen
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Pflanze
die Pflanzen
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Pflanze
den Pflanzen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Pflanze
der Pflanzen

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 "Pflanzen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Pflanzen.
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 Pflanze braucht mehr Licht.

The plant needs more light.

Accusative

Kannst du im Urlaub meine Pflanzen gießen?

Can you water my plants while I’m on holiday?

Nominative

Auf dem Balkon stehen viele Pflanzen.

There are a lot of plants on the balcony.

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FAQs: die Pflanze

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

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

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

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

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

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