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die Sprache

language

Nominative Sg.die Sprache

Genitive Sg.der Sprache

Nominative Plural

die Sprachen

Dative Pluralden Sprachen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accusative

In diesem Kurs lerne ich eine neue Sprache mit viel Freude.

In this course, I learn a new language with great joy.

Dative

Mit der Sprache hatte ich am Anfang große Probleme.

I had big problems with the language at first.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Sprache" 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 Sprache

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

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

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

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

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

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