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die Apotheke

pharmacy

Nominative Sg.die Apotheke

Genitive Sg.der Apotheke

Nominative Plural

die Apotheken

Dative Pluralden Apotheken

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Apotheke	die Apotheken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Apotheke	die Apotheken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Apotheke	den Apotheken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Apotheke	der Apotheken

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

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

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

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

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 Apotheke hat am Sonntag geschlossen.

The pharmacy is closed on Sunday.

Accusative

Ich suche eine Apotheke in der Nähe.

I am looking for a pharmacy nearby.

Dative

Das Medikament bekommst du in der Apotheke.

You can get the medicine at the pharmacy.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Apotheke" 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 Apotheke

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

"Apotheke" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Apotheke). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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