Singular

die

Akademie

Q: Is it der, die, or das Akademie?

It is die Akademie. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Akademie is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What is the plural of die Akademie?

The plural form of die Akademie is die Akademien. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Akademie mean in English?

The German word die Akademie translates to “academy” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Akademie?

Like all German nouns, Akademie changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Akademie Akkusativ: die Akademie Dativ: der Akademie Genitiv: der Akademie These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

academy

Plural: die Akademien

Strong

Why does the noun Akademie have the article die?

Nouns ending in -ie are feminine.

Examples

die Philosophie (philosophy), die Biologie (biology), die Demokratie (democracy), die Energie (energy), die Melodie (melody), die Symphonie (symphony)

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Declension table for German noun Akademie

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Akademie	eine Akademie	keine Akademie
Akkusativ	die Akademie	eine Akademie	keine Akademie
Dativ	der Akademie	einer Akademie	keiner Akademie
Genitiv	der Akademie	einer Akademie	keiner Akademie
Nominativ	die Akademien	Akademien	keine Akademien
Akkusativ	die Akademien	Akademien	keine Akademien
Dativ	den Akademien	Akademien	keinen Akademien
Genitiv	der Akademien	Akademien	keiner Akademien

Examples in context

Real sentences using Akademie in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die alte Akademie ist bekannt.The old academy is well-known.	Eine neue Akademie öffnet bald.A new academy opens soon.	Keine große Akademie existiert hier.No large academy exists here.
Akkusativ	Ich besuche die alte Akademie.I visit the old academy.	Wir suchen eine neue Akademie.We are looking for a new academy.	Er findet keine große Akademie.He finds no large academy.
Dativ	Ich studiere an der alten Akademie.I study at the old academy.	Sie hilft einer neuen Akademie.She helps a new academy.	Er spricht mit keiner großen Akademie.He speaks with no large academy.
Genitiv	Der Name der alten Akademie ist berühmt.The name of the old academy is famous.	Die Regeln einer neuen Akademie sind streng.The rules of a new academy are strict.	Die Geschichte keiner großen Akademie ist bekannt.The history of no large academy is known.
Nominativ	Die alten Akademien sind bekannt.The old academies are well-known.	Neue Akademien öffnen bald.New academies open soon.	Keine großen Akademien existieren hier.No large academies exist here.
Akkusativ	Ich besuche die alten Akademien.I visit the old academies.	Wir suchen neue Akademien.We are looking for new academies.	Er findet keine großen Akademien.He finds no large academies.
Dativ	Ich studiere an den alten Akademien.I study at the old academies.	Sie hilft neuen Akademien.She helps new academies.	Er spricht mit keinen großen Akademien.He speaks with no large academies.
Genitiv	Der Name der alten Akademien ist berühmt.The name of the old academies is famous.	Die Regeln neuer Akademien sind streng.The rules of new academies are strict.	Die Geschichte keiner großen Akademien ist bekannt.The history of no large academies is known.

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Is it der, die, or das Akademie?

It is die Akademie. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Akademie is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What is the plural of die Akademie?

The plural form of die Akademie is die Akademien. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Akademie mean in English?

The German word die Akademie translates to “academy” in English.

How do you decline die Akademie?

Like all German nouns, Akademie changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Akademie
Akkusativ: die Akademie
Dativ: der Akademie
Genitiv: der Akademie

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.