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die Kirche

church

Nominative Sg.die Kirche

Genitive Sg.der Kirche

Nominative Plural

die Kirchen

Dative Pluralden Kirchen

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Kirche	die Kirchen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Kirche	die Kirchen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Kirche	den Kirchen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Kirche	der Kirchen

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

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

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

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

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 Kirche steht mitten im Dorf.

The church stands in the middle of the village.

Accusative

Wir besichtigen die alte Kirche.

We are visiting the old church.

Dative

Neben der Kirche ist ein kleines Café.

Next to the church there is a small café.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Kirche

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

"Kirche" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Kirche). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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