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die Situation

situation

Nominative Sg.die Situation

Genitive Sg.der Situation

Nominative Plural

die Situationen

Dative Pluralden Situationen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Situation auf dem Wohnungsmarkt ist schwierig.

The situation on the housing market is difficult.

Genitive

Wegen der aktuellen Situation arbeiten viele von zu Hause.

Because of the current situation, many people work from home.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Situation" 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 Situation

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

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

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

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

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

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