die · Feminine (Femininum)B1Feminine DeclensionWork & Bureaucracy

die Gemeinde

municipality / community

Nominative Sg.die Gemeinde

Genitive Sg.der Gemeinde

Nominative Plural

die Gemeinden

Dative Pluralden Gemeinden

Gender / Plural CueException: begins with Ge- but feminine (-e ending wins)

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

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

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

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

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

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 Gemeinde baut einen neuen Spielplatz.

The municipality is building a new playground.

Accusative

Sie müssen die Gemeinde über den Umzug informieren.

You must inform the municipality about the move.

Dative

In unserer Gemeinde wohnen viele Familien.

Many families live in our community.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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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 Gemeinde

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

"Gemeinde" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Gemeinde). Gender cue: Exception: begins with Ge- but feminine (-e ending wins).

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

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

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

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