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die Eigenverantwortung

personal responsibility

Nominative Sg.die Eigenverantwortung

Genitive Sg.der Eigenverantwortung

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> 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 Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)

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 Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)

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 Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)

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 Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Eigenverantwortung	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Im Team wird viel Eigenverantwortung erwartet.

A lot of personal responsibility is expected in the team.

Genitive

Mit der Stärkung der Eigenverantwortung wächst auch die Motivation.

As personal responsibility is strengthened, motivation grows too.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Eigenverantwortung" 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 Eigenverantwortung

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

"Eigenverantwortung" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Eigenverantwortung). Gender cue: Suffix -ung -> ALWAYS feminine (die).

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

"die Eigenverantwortung" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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