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die Nacht

night

Nominative Sg.die Nacht
Genitive Sg.der Nacht
Nominative Plural
die Nächte
Dative Pluralden Nächten
Gender / Plural CueException among times of day (der Morgen, der Tag, der Abend vs die Nacht)

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

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.
  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Nächte → Nächten.
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

Ich bleibe drei Nächte.

I am staying three nights.

Genitive

Während der Nacht sank die Temperatur unter null Grad.

During the night, the temperature dropped below zero degrees.

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FAQs: die Nacht

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

"Nacht" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Nacht). Gender cue: Exception among times of day (der Morgen, der Tag, der Abend vs die Nacht).

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

The Nominative plural of die Nacht is "die Nächte" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Nächten".

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

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