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die Küche

kitchen

Nominative Sg.die Küche

Genitive Sg.der Küche

Nominative Plural

die Küchen

Dative Pluralden Küchen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dative

Wir essen in der Küche.

We eat in the kitchen.

Genitive

Die Größe der Küche überrascht viele Besucher.

The size of the kitchen surprises many visitors.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Küche

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

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

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

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

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

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