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die Reputation

reputation

Nominative Sg.die Reputation

Genitive Sg.der Reputation

Nominative Plural

die Reputationen

Dative Pluralden Reputationen

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

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

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

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

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

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

Der Skandal schadete der Reputation des Unternehmens.

The scandal damaged the company's reputation.

Genitive

Die Pflege der Reputation kostet große Firmen viel Geld.

Maintaining their reputation costs large companies a lot of money.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Reputation" 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 Reputation

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

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

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

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

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

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