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die Milch

milk

Nominative Sg.die Milch

Genitive Sg.der Milch

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSingulare tantum (uncountable mass noun, no standard plural)

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 Milch	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Milch	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Milch	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Milch	— (singular only)

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 Milch	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Milch	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Milch	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Milch	— (singular only)

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 Milch	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Milch	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Milch	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Milch	— (singular only)

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 Milch	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Milch	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Milch	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Milch	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Accusative

Haben wir noch Milch für den Kaffee?

Do we still have milk for the coffee?

Genitive

Der Preis der Milch ist leicht gestiegen.

The price of milk has risen slightly.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Milch

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

"Milch" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Milch). Gender cue: Singulare tantum (uncountable mass noun, no standard plural).

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

"die Milch" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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