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die Nase

nose

Nominative Sg.die Nase

Genitive Sg.der Nase

Nominative Plural

die Nasen

Dative Pluralden Nasen

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Nase	die Nasen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Nase	die Nasen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Nase	den Nasen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Nase	der Nasen

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

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

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

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

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

Meine Nase ist wegen der Erkältung rot.

My nose is red because of the cold.

Accusative

Putz dir bitte die Nase!

Please blow your nose!

Accusative

Er atmet durch die Nase.

He breathes through his nose.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Nase" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles Noun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n rule Dative Case GuideIndirect objects, prepositions, and der + feminine nouns

FAQs: die Nase

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

"Nase" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Nase). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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