die · Feminine (Femininum)B1Feminine DeclensionStudy & Grammar

die Endung

ending / suffix

Nominative Sg.die Endung

Genitive Sg.der Endung

Nominative Plural

die Endungen

Dative Pluralden Endungen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> ALWAYS feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

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 Endung	die Endungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Endung	die Endungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Endung	den Endungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Endung	der Endungen

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

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

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

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

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

Welche Endung ist hier grammatisch korrekt?

Which ending is grammatically correct here?

Dative

Mit der richtigen Endung ist der Satz korrekt.

With the right ending, the sentence is correct.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Endung" 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 Endung

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

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

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

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

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

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