die · Feminine (Femininum)A1Feminine DeclensionTime & Calendar

die Stunde

hour / lesson

Nominative Sg.die Stunde

Genitive Sg.der Stunde

Nominative Plural

die Stunden

Dative Pluralden Stunden

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

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

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

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

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

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 Stunde beginnt um zehn Uhr.

The lesson starts at ten o’clock.

Accusative

Ich warte schon eine Stunde auf den Bus.

I have been waiting for the bus for an hour.

Dative

In einer Stunde sind wir in Berlin.

We will be in Berlin in an hour.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Stunde" 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 Stunde

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

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

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

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

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

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