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die Toleranz

tolerance

Nominative Sg.die Toleranz

Genitive Sg.der Toleranz

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -anz -> 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 Toleranz	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Toleranz	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Toleranz	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Toleranz	— (singular only)

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 Toleranz	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Toleranz	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Toleranz	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Toleranz	— (singular only)

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 Toleranz	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Toleranz	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Toleranz	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Toleranz	— (singular only)

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 Toleranz	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Toleranz	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Toleranz	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Toleranz	— (singular only)

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.
Uncountable / singular-only noun in standard usage (no common plural table).

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

Toleranz ist die Basis für ein gutes Zusammenleben.

Tolerance is the basis for living together well.

Genitive

Die Grenzen der Toleranz sind manchmal schwer zu bestimmen.

The limits of tolerance are sometimes hard to define.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Toleranz" 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 Toleranz

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

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

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

"die Toleranz" is normally uncountable (singular-only) in standard German and does not form a common plural table.

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

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