die · Feminine (Femininum)A2Feminine DeclensionTime & Calendar

die Sekunde

second (time)

Nominative Sg.die Sekunde

Genitive Sg.der Sekunde

Nominative Plural

die Sekunden

Dative Pluralden Sekunden

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Sekunde	die Sekunden
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Sekunde	die Sekunden
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Sekunde	den Sekunden
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Sekunde	der Sekunden

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

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

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

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

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

Jede Sekunde zählt.

Every second counts.

Accusative

Warte bitte eine Sekunde!

Please wait a second!

Dative

Sie lief die Strecke in zwölf Sekunden.

She ran the distance in twelve seconds.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Sekunde" 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 Sekunde

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

"Sekunde" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Sekunde). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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