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die Anrede

salutation / form of address

Nominative Sg.die Anrede

Genitive Sg.der Anrede

Nominative Plural

die Anreden

Dative Pluralden Anreden

Gender / Plural CueNouns ending in -e are mostly 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 Anrede	die Anreden
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Anrede	die Anreden
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Anrede	den Anreden
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Anrede	der Anreden

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

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

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

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

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 Anrede 'Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren' ist formell.

The salutation 'Dear Sir or Madam' is formal.

Genitive

Die Wahl der Anrede hängt von der Situation ab.

The choice of salutation depends on the situation.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Anrede" 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 Anrede

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

"Anrede" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Anrede). Gender cue: Nouns ending in -e are mostly feminine (die).

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

The Nominative plural of die Anrede is "die Anreden" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Anreden".

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

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