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die Schule

school

Nominative Sg.die Schule

Genitive Sg.der Schule

Nominative Plural

die Schulen

Dative Pluralden Schulen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Schule	die Schulen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Schule	die Schulen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Schule	den Schulen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Schule	der Schulen

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

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

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

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

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 Schule fängt jeden Werktag um acht Uhr an.

School starts at eight o’clock every weekday.

Dative

Nach der Schule macht mein Sohn seine Hausaufgaben.

After school my son does his homework.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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

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FAQs: die Schule

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

"Schule" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Schule). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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