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die Vernunft

reason / rationality

Nominative Sg.die Vernunft

Genitive Sg.der Vernunft

Nominative Plural

Singular only

Dative Plural—

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

Kant stellt die menschliche Vernunft in den Mittelpunkt.

Kant puts human reason at the center.

Genitive

Die Aufklärung gilt als Zeitalter der Vernunft.

The Enlightenment is regarded as the age of reason.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Vernunft" 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 Vernunft

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

"Vernunft" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Vernunft). Gender cue: Suffix -kunft/-nunft -> feminine (die).

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

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

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

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