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die Frage

question

Nominative Sg.die Frage

Genitive Sg.der Frage

Nominative Plural

die Fragen

Dative Pluralden Fragen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Frage	die Fragen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Frage	die Fragen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Frage	den Fragen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Frage	der Fragen

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

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

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

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

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

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage stellen?

May I ask you a question?

Dative

Mit dieser Frage habe ich nicht gerechnet.

I didn't expect this question.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Frage

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

"Frage" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Frage). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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