die · Feminine (Femininum)B2Feminine DeclensionWork & Bureaucracy

die Verhandlung

negotiation

Nominative Sg.die Verhandlung

Genitive Sg.der Verhandlung

Nominative Plural

die Verhandlungen

Dative Pluralden Verhandlungen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Verhandlungen dauerten sechs Stunden.

The negotiations lasted six hours.

Genitive

Während der Verhandlung bleiben beide Seiten ruhig.

Both sides remain calm during the negotiation.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Verhandlung" 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 Verhandlung

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

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

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

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

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

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