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die Qualifikation

qualification

Nominative Sg.die Qualifikation
Genitive Sg.der Qualifikation
Nominative Plural
die Qualifikationen
Dative Pluralden Qualifikationen
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)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Qualifikation
die Qualifikationen
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Qualifikation
die Qualifikationen
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Qualifikation
den Qualifikationen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Qualifikation
der Qualifikationen

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 "Qualifikationen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Qualifikationen.
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 Qualifikationen passen zur Stelle.

My qualifications match the position.

Genitive

Zum Nachweis der Qualifikation brauchen wir Ihre Zeugnisse.

We need your certificates as proof of your qualification.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Qualifikation" in Der/Die/Das CheckerAnalyze in Compound DeconstructorInspect Example in Sentence Analyzer
German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endingsThe Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive rolesNoun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n ruleDative Case GuideIndirect objects, prepositions, and der + feminine nouns
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FAQs: die Qualifikation

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

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

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

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

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

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