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die Uhr

clock / watch / o'clock

Nominative Sg.die Uhr
Genitive Sg.der Uhr
Nominative Plural
die Uhren
Dative Pluralden Uhren
Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Uhr
die Uhren
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Uhr
die Uhren
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Uhr
den Uhren
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Uhr
der Uhren

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

Es ist drei Uhr.

It is three o'clock.

Nominative

Diese alte Uhr geht bis auf die Sekunde genau.

This old clock keeps time to the second.

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FAQs: die Uhr

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

"Uhr" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Uhr). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

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

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

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