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die Pfanne

frying pan

Nominative Sg.die Pfanne

Genitive Sg.der Pfanne

Nominative Plural

die Pfannen

Dative Pluralden Pfannen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Pfanne ist sehr heiß.

The pan is very hot.

Accusative

Stell die Pfanne auf den Herd.

Put the pan on the stove.

Dative

Die Eier brate ich in der Pfanne.

I fry the eggs in the pan.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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

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FAQs: die Pfanne

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

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

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

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

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

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