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die Wurst

sausage

Nominative Sg.die Wurst

Genitive Sg.der Wurst

Nominative Plural

die Würste

Dative Pluralden Würsten

Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

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

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 Wurst	Würste
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Wurst	Würste
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Wurst	Würsten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Wurst	Würste

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

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

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: Würste → Würsten.

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 Wurst ist vom Metzger.

The sausage is from the butcher.

Accusative

Möchtest du eine Wurst vom Grill?

Would you like a sausage from the grill?

Dative

Er isst Brot mit Wurst.

He eats bread with sausage.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Wurst" 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 Wurst

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

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

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

The Nominative plural of die Wurst is "die Würste" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Würsten".

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

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