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die Nation

nation

Nominative Sg.die Nation

Genitive Sg.der Nation

Nominative Plural

die Nationen

Dative Pluralden Nationen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -tion -> ALWAYS 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 Nation	die Nationen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Nation	die Nationen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Nation	den Nationen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Nation	der Nationen

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

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

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

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

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 ganze Nation feiert den Sieg ihrer Mannschaft.

The whole nation celebrates its team's victory.

Genitive

Die Geschichte der Nation ist eng mit dieser Stadt verbunden.

The nation's history is closely tied to this city.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Nation" 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 Nation

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

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

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

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

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

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