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die Welt

world

Nominative Sg.die Welt

Genitive Sg.der Welt

Nominative Plural

die Welten

Dative Pluralden Welten

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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 Welt	die Welten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Welt	die Welten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Welt	den Welten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Welt	der Welten

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

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

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

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

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 Welt ist klein!

It’s a small world!

Accusative

Sie möchte die ganze Welt sehen.

She wants to see the whole world.

Dative

Deutsch wird überall auf der Welt gelernt.

German is learned all over the world.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Welt" 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 Welt

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

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

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

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

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

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