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die Tochter

daughter

Nominative Sg.die Tochter

Genitive Sg.der Tochter

Nominative Plural

die Töchter

Dative Pluralden Töchtern

Gender / Plural CueNatural female gender (die); umlaut-only plural

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

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 Tochter	Töchter
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Tochter	Töchter
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Tochter	Töchtern
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Tochter	Töchter

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

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

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.
Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Töchter → Töchtern.

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

Meine Tochter spielt gern Klavier.

My daughter likes playing the piano.

Accusative

Wir bringen unsere Tochter jeden Morgen zur Schule.

We take our daughter to school every morning.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Tochter" 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 Tochter

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

"Tochter" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Tochter). Gender cue: Natural female gender (die); umlaut-only plural.

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

The Nominative plural of die Tochter is "die Töchter" (pattern: ¨-). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Töchtern".

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

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