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die Epoche

era / epoch

Nominative Sg.die Epoche

Genitive Sg.der Epoche

Nominative Plural

die Epochen

Dative Pluralden Epochen

Gender / Plural CueNouns ending in -e are mostly 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 Epoche	die Epochen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Epoche	die Epochen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Epoche	den Epochen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Epoche	der Epochen

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

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

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

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

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

Accusative

Das Bauhaus prägte eine ganze Epoche des Designs.

The Bauhaus shaped an entire era of design.

Genitive

Die Kunst der Epoche ist im Museum zu sehen.

The art of the era can be seen in the museum.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Epoche" 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 Epoche

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

"Epoche" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Epoche). Gender cue: Nouns ending in -e are mostly feminine (die).

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

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

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

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