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die Wahl

election / choice

Nominative Sg.die Wahl

Genitive Sg.der Wahl

Nominative Plural

die Wahlen

Dative Pluralden Wahlen

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

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

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

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

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

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 nächste Wahl findet im Herbst statt.

The next election takes place in autumn.

Genitive

Das Ergebnis der Wahl steht am Abend fest.

The election result will be known by the evening.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Wahl" 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 Wahl

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

"Wahl" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Wahl). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

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

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

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