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die Prüfung

exam / test

Nominative Sg.die Prüfung
Genitive Sg.der Prüfung
Nominative Plural
die Prüfungen
Dative Pluralden Prüfungen
Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> 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 Prüfung
die Prüfungen
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Prüfung
die Prüfungen
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Prüfung
den Prüfungen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Prüfung
der Prüfungen

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

Nächste Woche schreibe ich eine wichtige Prüfung.

Next week I am taking an important exam.

Dative

Vor der Prüfung bin ich immer sehr nervös.

I'm always very nervous before the exam.

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FAQs: die Prüfung

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

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

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

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

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

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