die · Feminine (Femininum)A1Feminine DeclensionFood & Drink

die Suppe

soup

Nominative Sg.die Suppe

Genitive Sg.der Suppe

Nominative Plural

die Suppen

Dative Pluralden Suppen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Suppe ist noch zu heiß.

The soup is still too hot.

Accusative

Ich koche heute eine Gemüsesuppe.

Today I am cooking a vegetable soup.

Dative

In der Suppe sind Kartoffeln und Karotten.

There are potatoes and carrots in the soup.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Suppe

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

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

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

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

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

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