die · Feminine (Femininum)A1Feminine DeclensionFood & Drink

die Tasse

cup / mug

Nominative Sg.die Tasse

Genitive Sg.der Tasse

Nominative Plural

die Tassen

Dative Pluralden Tassen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Tasse	die Tassen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Tasse	die Tassen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Tasse	den Tassen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Tasse	der Tassen

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

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

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

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

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

Sie stellt eine große Tasse auf den Küchentisch.

She puts a large cup on the kitchen table.

Dative

In der Tasse ist noch heißer Kaffee.

There is still hot coffee in the cup.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Tasse

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

"Tasse" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Tasse). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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