die · Feminine (Femininum)A1Feminine DeclensionTime & Calendar

die Woche

week

Nominative Sg.die Woche

Genitive Sg.der Woche

Nominative Plural

die Wochen

Dative Pluralden Wochen

Gender / Plural CueTwo-syllable noun ending in -e -> 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 Woche	die Wochen
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Woche	die Wochen
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Woche	den Wochen
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Woche	der Wochen

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

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

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

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

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 Woche vergeht im Urlaub immer viel zu schnell.

The week always passes far too quickly on vacation.

Genitive

Am Ende der Woche schreiben wir einen kleinen Test.

At the end of the week we're writing a short test.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Woche

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

"Woche" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Woche). Gender cue: Two-syllable noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

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

The Nominative plural of die Woche is "die Wochen" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Wochen".

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

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