die · Feminine (Femininum)B1Feminine DeclensionStudy & Grammar

die Vorlesung

university lecture

Nominative Sg.die Vorlesung

Genitive Sg.der Vorlesung

Nominative Plural

die Vorlesungen

Dative Pluralden Vorlesungen

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ung -> ALWAYS 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)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	die Vorlesung	die Vorlesungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Vorlesung	die Vorlesungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Vorlesung	den Vorlesungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Vorlesung	der Vorlesungen

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 Vorlesung	Vorlesungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Vorlesung	Vorlesungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Vorlesung	Vorlesungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Vorlesung	Vorlesungen

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 Vorlesung	keine Vorlesungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Vorlesung	keine Vorlesungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Vorlesung	keinen Vorlesungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Vorlesung	keiner Vorlesungen

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 Vorlesung	meine Vorlesungen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Vorlesung	meine Vorlesungen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Vorlesung	meinen Vorlesungen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Vorlesung	meiner Vorlesungen

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

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

Die Vorlesung beginnt um 10 Uhr c.t.

The lecture begins at 10:15 AM.

Dative

In der Vorlesung schreibe ich viel mit.

I take a lot of notes in the lecture.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Vorlesung" 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 Vorlesung

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

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

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

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

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

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