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die Absicht

intention

Nominative Sg.die Absicht

Genitive Sg.der Absicht

Nominative Plural

die Absichten

Dative Pluralden Absichten

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dative

Er lernt Deutsch mit der Absicht, in Wien zu arbeiten.

He is learning German with the intention of working in Vienna.

Genitive

Trotz der guten Absicht ging alles schief.

Despite the good intention, everything went wrong.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Absicht" 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 Absicht

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

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

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

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

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

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