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die Philosophie

philosophy

Nominative Sg.die Philosophie

Genitive Sg.der Philosophie

Nominative Plural

die Philosophien

Dative Pluralden Philosophien

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ie -> nearly 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 Philosophie	die Philosophien
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Philosophie	die Philosophien
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Philosophie	den Philosophien
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Philosophie	der Philosophien

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

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

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

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

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

Kant, Hegel und Nietzsche prägten die deutsche Philosophie.

Kant, Hegel and Nietzsche shaped German philosophy.

Genitive

Die großen Fragen der Philosophie sind bis heute offen.

The big questions of philosophy remain open to this day.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Philosophie

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

"Philosophie" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Philosophie). Gender cue: Suffix -ie -> nearly always feminine (die).

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

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

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

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