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die Leistung

achievement / performance

Nominative Sg.die Leistung
Genitive Sg.der Leistung
Nominative Plural
die Leistungen
Dative Pluralden Leistungen
Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> ALWAYS feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Leistung
die Leistungen
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Leistung
die Leistungen
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Leistung
den Leistungen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Leistung
der Leistungen

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

Das B1-Zertifikat ist eine tolle Leistung!

The B1 certificate is a great achievement!

Genitive

Trotz der guten Leistung hat die Mannschaft verloren.

Despite the good performance, the team lost.

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FAQs: die Leistung

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

"Leistung" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Leistung). Gender cue: Suffix -ung -> ALWAYS feminine (die).

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

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

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

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