die · Feminine (Femininum)B1Feminine DeclensionWork & Bureaucracy

die Gesellschaft

society / company

Nominative Sg.die Gesellschaft

Genitive Sg.der Gesellschaft

Nominative Plural

die Gesellschaften

Dative Pluralden Gesellschaften

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -schaft -> ALWAYS 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 Gesellschaft	die Gesellschaften
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Gesellschaft	die Gesellschaften
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Gesellschaft	den Gesellschaften
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Gesellschaft	der Gesellschaften

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

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

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

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

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 Gesellschaft verändert sich durch die Digitalisierung.

Society is changing through digitalization.

Dative

In unserer Gesellschaft übernehmen viele Vereine soziale Verantwortung.

In our society, many clubs take on social responsibility.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Gesellschaft" 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 Gesellschaft

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

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

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

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

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

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