die · Feminine (Femininum)A2Feminine DeclensionClothes & Objects

die Farbe

color

Nominative Sg.die Farbe

Genitive Sg.der Farbe

Nominative Plural

die Farben

Dative Pluralden Farben

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

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

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

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

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

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 Farbe gefällt Ihnen?

Which color do you like?

Dative

In dieser Farbe haben wir den Artikel leider nicht mehr.

Unfortunately we no longer have the item in this color.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Farbe

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

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

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

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

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

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