die · Feminine (Femininum)B1Feminine DeclensionStudy & Grammar

die Forschung

research

Nominative Sg.die Forschung

Genitive Sg.der Forschung

Nominative Plural

die Forschungen

Dative Pluralden Forschungen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Die Universität ist für ihre Forschung bekannt.

The university is known for its research.

Dative

In der Forschung spielt Englisch eine große Rolle.

English plays a big role in research.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Forschung" 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 Forschung

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

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

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

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

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

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