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die Lampe

lamp

Nominative Sg.die Lampe

Genitive Sg.der Lampe

Nominative Plural

die Lampen

Dative Pluralden Lampen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Lampe ist neu und sehr hell.

The lamp is new and very bright.

Accusative

Mach bitte die Lampe aus, wenn du gehst.

Please turn off the lamp when you leave.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Lampe

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

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

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

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

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

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