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die Lage

location / situation

Nominative Sg.die Lage

Genitive Sg.der Lage

Nominative Plural

die Lagen

Dative Pluralden Lagen

Gender / Plural CueMost two-syllable nouns ending in -e are 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 Lage	die Lagen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Lage	die Lagen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Lage	den Lagen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Lage	der Lagen

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

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

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

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

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 Lage ist sehr zentral.

The location is very central.

Accusative

Die Maklerin beschreibt die ruhige Lage der Wohnung genau.

The real estate agent describes the quiet location of the apartment in detail.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Lage

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

"Lage" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Lage). Gender cue: Most two-syllable nouns ending in -e are feminine (die).

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

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

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

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