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die Frist

deadline (official)

Nominative Sg.die Frist

Genitive Sg.der Frist

Nominative Plural

die Fristen

Dative Pluralden Fristen

Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Die gesetzliche Frist muss gewahrt werden.

The legal deadline must be met.

Genitive

Innerhalb der Frist müssen alle Unterlagen vorliegen.

All documents must be submitted within the deadline.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Frist" 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 Frist

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

"Frist" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Frist). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

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

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

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