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die Freundin

friend (female) / girlfriend

Nominative Sg.die Freundin

Genitive Sg.der Freundin

Nominative Plural

die Freundinnen

Dative Pluralden Freundinnen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -in for female persons -> always feminine (die), plural -innen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meine Freundin kommt heute Abend zum Essen.

My friend is coming over for dinner tonight.

Accusative

Ich rufe meine Freundin nach der Arbeit an.

I'll call my friend after work.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Freundin" 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 Freundin

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

"Freundin" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Freundin). Gender cue: Suffix -in for female persons -> always feminine (die), plural -innen.

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

The Nominative plural of die Freundin is "die Freundinnen" (pattern: -nen). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Freundinnen".

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

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