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die Umwelt

environment

Nominative Sg.die Umwelt

Genitive Sg.der Umwelt

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

Gender / Plural CueHead noun die Welt -> 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 Umwelt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Umwelt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Umwelt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Umwelt	— (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 Umwelt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Umwelt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Umwelt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Umwelt	— (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 Umwelt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Umwelt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Umwelt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Umwelt	— (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 Umwelt	— (singular only)
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Umwelt	— (singular only)
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Umwelt	— (singular only)
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Umwelt	— (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

Accusative

Wir schützen unsere Umwelt.

We protect our environment.

Genitive

Zum Schutz der Umwelt fahre ich mit dem Fahrrad.

To protect the environment, I ride my bike.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Umwelt" 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 Umwelt

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

"Umwelt" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Umwelt). Gender cue: Head noun die Welt -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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