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die Freundschaft

friendship

Nominative Sg.die Freundschaft
Genitive Sg.der Freundschaft
Nominative Plural
die Freundschaften
Dative Pluralden Freundschaften
Gender / Plural CueSuffix -schaft -> ALWAYS feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Freundschaft
die Freundschaften
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Freundschaft
die Freundschaften
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Freundschaft
den Freundschaften
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Freundschaft
der Freundschaften

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

Eine gute Freundschaft hält viele Jahre lang.

A good friendship lasts for many years.

Accusative

Echte Freundschaft muss man im Alltag gut pflegen.

True friendship must be well nurtured in everyday life.

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FAQs: die Freundschaft

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

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

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

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

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

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