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die Gewalt

violence / force

Nominative Sg.die Gewalt

Genitive Sg.der Gewalt

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueException: begins with Ge- but feminine (die Gewalt)

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 Gewalt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Gewalt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Gewalt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Gewalt	— (singular only)

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 Gewalt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Gewalt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Gewalt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Gewalt	— (singular only)

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 Gewalt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Gewalt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Gewalt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Gewalt	— (singular only)

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 Gewalt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Gewalt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Gewalt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Gewalt	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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 Gewalt in dem Film war schockierend.

The violence in the film was shocking.

Accusative

Wir lehnen jede Form von Gewalt ab.

We reject every form of violence.

Dative

Er öffnete die Tür mit Gewalt.

He opened the door by force.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Gewalt" 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 Gewalt

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

"Gewalt" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Gewalt). Gender cue: Exception: begins with Ge- but feminine (die Gewalt).

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

"die Gewalt" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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