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die Unterschrift

signature

Nominative Sg.die Unterschrift
Genitive Sg.der Unterschrift
Nominative Plural
die Unterschriften
Dative Pluralden Unterschriften
Gender / Plural CueNouns ending in -schrift -> 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)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
die Unterschrift
die Unterschriften
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
die Unterschrift
die Unterschriften
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
der Unterschrift
den Unterschriften
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
der Unterschrift
der Unterschriften

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

Hier fehlt noch Ihre Unterschrift.

Your signature is still missing here.

Genitive

Mit dem Datum der Unterschrift beginnt der Vertrag.

The contract starts on the date of signature.

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FAQs: die Unterschrift

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

"Unterschrift" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Unterschrift). Gender cue: Nouns ending in -schrift -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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