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die Schönheit

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Nominative Sg.die Schönheit

Genitive Sg.der Schönheit

Nominative Plural

die Schönheiten

Dative Pluralden Schönheiten

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -heit -> 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 Schönheit	die Schönheiten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Schönheit	die Schönheiten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Schönheit	den Schönheiten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Schönheit	der Schönheiten

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

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

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

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

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 Schönheit der Alpen beeindruckt jeden Besucher.

The beauty of the Alps impresses every visitor.

Genitive

Trotz ihrer Schönheit ist die Stadt nicht sehr bekannt.

Despite its beauty, the town isn't very well known.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Schönheit" 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 Schönheit

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

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

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

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

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

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