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die Bäckerei

bakery

Nominative Sg.die Bäckerei

Genitive Sg.der Bäckerei

Nominative Plural

die Bäckereien

Dative Pluralden Bäckereien

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ei -> always 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 Bäckerei	die Bäckereien
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Bäckerei	die Bäckereien
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Bäckerei	den Bäckereien
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Bäckerei	der Bäckereien

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

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

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

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

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 Bäckerei ist zu Fuß gut zu erreichen.

The bakery is easy to reach on foot.

Dative

Vom Hotel aus gehen wir direkt zur Bäckerei.

From the hotel, we walk straight to the bakery.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Bäckerei

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

"Bäckerei" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Bäckerei). Gender cue: Suffix -ei -> always feminine (die).

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

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

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

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