die Terminologie
terminology
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) | Question | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall) | Wer oder was? | die Terminologie | die Terminologien |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | die Terminologie | die Terminologien |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | der Terminologie | den Terminologien |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | der Terminologie | der Terminologien |
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 Terminologie | Terminologien |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | eine Terminologie | Terminologien |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | einer Terminologie | Terminologien |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | einer Terminologie | Terminologien |
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 Terminologie | keine Terminologien |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | keine Terminologie | keine Terminologien |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | keiner Terminologie | keinen Terminologien |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | keiner Terminologie | keiner Terminologien |
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 Terminologie | meine Terminologien |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | meine Terminologie | meine Terminologien |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | meiner Terminologie | meinen Terminologien |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | meiner Terminologie | meiner Terminologien |
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 "Terminologien" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Terminologien.
Example Sentences in Context
Ingenieure verwenden eine sehr präzise Terminologie.
Engineers use very precise terminology.
Mit der juristischen Terminologie haben viele Laien Probleme.
Many laypeople struggle with legal terminology.
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FAQs: die Terminologie
Is "Terminologie" der, die, or das in German?
"Terminologie" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Terminologie). Gender cue: Suffix -ie -> feminine (die).
What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Terminologie"?
The Nominative plural of die Terminologie is "die Terminologien" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Terminologien".
How does "die Terminologie" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?
As a feminine noun, "Terminologie" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Terminologie / die Terminologie / der Terminologie / der Terminologie).