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die Antwort

answer / reply

Nominative Sg.die Antwort

Genitive Sg.der Antwort

Nominative Plural

die Antworten

Dative Pluralden Antworten

Gender / Plural CueNote: das Wort (neuter) vs die Antwort (feminine)!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accusative

Ich weiß die Antwort leider nicht.

Unfortunately, I don't know the answer.

Dative

Mit der Antwort bin ich sehr zufrieden.

I'm very happy with the answer.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Antwort" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

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FAQs: die Antwort

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

"Antwort" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Antwort). Gender cue: Note: das Wort (neuter) vs die Antwort (feminine)!.

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

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

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

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