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die Jacke

jacket

Nominative Sg.die Jacke

Genitive Sg.der Jacke

Nominative Plural

die Jacken

Dative Pluralden Jacken

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Jacke	die Jacken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Jacke	die Jacken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Jacke	den Jacken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Jacke	der Jacken

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

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

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

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

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

Im Schaufenster hängt eine Jacke zu einem guten Preis.

In the shop window hangs a jacket at a good price.

Accusative

Bei diesem Wetter brauchst du eine warme Jacke.

In this weather you need a warm jacket.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Jacke

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

"Jacke" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Jacke). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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