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die Klausel

clause / stipulation

Nominative Sg.die Klausel

Genitive Sg.der Klausel

Nominative Plural

die Klauseln

Dative Pluralden Klauseln

Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Diese Klausel im Vertrag ist unwirksam.

This clause in the contract is invalid.

Genitive

Der Wortlaut der Klausel ist unklar.

The wording of the clause is unclear.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Klausel" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

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FAQs: die Klausel

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

"Klausel" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Klausel). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

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

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

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