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die Empathie

empathy

Nominative Sg.die Empathie

Genitive Sg.der Empathie

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ie -> 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 Empathie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Empathie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Empathie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Empathie	— (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 Empathie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Empathie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Empathie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Empathie	— (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 Empathie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Empathie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Empathie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Empathie	— (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 Empathie	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Empathie	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Empathie	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Empathie	— (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

Empathie ist essenziell für gelungene Führung.

Empathy is essential for successful leadership.

Genitive

Die Bedeutung der Empathie in der Pflege wird oft unterschätzt.

The importance of empathy in nursing is often underestimated.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Empathie" 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 Empathie

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

"Empathie" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Empathie). Gender cue: Suffix -ie -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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