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die Sonne

sun

Nominative Sg.die Sonne

Genitive Sg.der Sonne

Nominative Plural

die Sonnen

Dative Pluralden Sonnen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Sonne scheint hell.

The sun shines brightly.

Accusative

Wir spüren die Sonne schon am frühen Morgen.

We feel the sun already in the early morning.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Sonne

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

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

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

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

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

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