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die Wand

wall (interior)

Nominative Sg.die Wand

Genitive Sg.der Wand

Nominative Plural

die Wände

Dative Pluralden Wänden

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

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 Wand	Wände
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Wand	Wände
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Wand	Wänden
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Wand	Wände

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

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

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: Wände → Wänden.

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 Wand im Wohnzimmer ist weiß.

The wall in the living room is white.

Accusative

Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand.

I hang the picture on the wall.

Dative

An der Wand hängt ein großer Spiegel.

A large mirror hangs on the wall.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Wand

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

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

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

The Nominative plural of die Wand is "die Wände" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Wänden".

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

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