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die Kritik

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Nominative Sg.die Kritik

Genitive Sg.der Kritik

Nominative Plural

die Kritiken

Dative Pluralden Kritiken

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ik -> 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 Kritik	die Kritiken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Kritik	die Kritiken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Kritik	den Kritiken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Kritik	der Kritiken

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

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

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

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

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

Sachliche Kritik fördert das berufliche Wachstum.

Objective criticism promotes professional growth.

Genitive

Trotz der scharfen Kritik hält die Regierung an ihrem Plan fest.

Despite the sharp criticism, the government sticks to its plan.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Kritik" 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 Kritik

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

"Kritik" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Kritik). Gender cue: Suffix -ik -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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