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die Wolke

cloud

Nominative Sg.die Wolke

Genitive Sg.der Wolke

Nominative Plural

die Wolken

Dative Pluralden Wolken

Gender / Plural CueEnding -e -> usually 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 Wolke	die Wolken
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Wolke	die Wolken
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Wolke	den Wolken
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Wolke	der Wolken

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

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

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

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

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 Wolke sieht aus wie ein Schaf.

The cloud looks like a sheep.

Accusative

Siehst du die dunklen Wolken dort?

Do you see the dark clouds over there?

Dative

Hinter den Wolken scheint die Sonne.

The sun is shining behind the clouds.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Wolke

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

"Wolke" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Wolke). Gender cue: Ending -e -> usually feminine (die).

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

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

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

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