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die Brücke

bridge

Nominative Sg.die Brücke

Genitive Sg.der Brücke

Nominative Plural

die Brücken

Dative Pluralden Brücken

Gender / Plural CueMost two-syllable nouns ending in -e are 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 Brücke	die Brücken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Brücke	die Brücken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Brücke	den Brücken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Brücke	der Brücken

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

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

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

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

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 Brücke ist zu Fuß gut zu erreichen.

The bridge is easy to reach on foot.

Dative

Vom Hotel aus gehen wir direkt zur Brücke.

From the hotel, we walk straight to the bridge.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Brücke

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

"Brücke" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Brücke). Gender cue: Most two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine (die).

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

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

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

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