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die Rechtschreibung

orthography / spelling

Nominative Sg.die Rechtschreibung

Genitive Sg.der Rechtschreibung

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> 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 Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)

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 Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)

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 Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)

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 Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Rechtschreibung	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Dative

Er ist in der Rechtschreibung sehr sicher.

He is very confident in spelling.

Genitive

Die Regeln der Rechtschreibung haben sich 1996 geändert.

The spelling rules changed in 1996.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Rechtschreibung" 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 Rechtschreibung

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

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

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

"die Rechtschreibung" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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