Singular
Anleitung
instruction
Why does the noun Anleitung have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ung are always feminine. Look at the bolded -ung in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Zeitung (newspaper), die Wohnung (apartment), die Bildung (education), die Hoffnung (hope), die Übung (exercise), die Meinung (opinion), die Erfahrung (experience)
Exceptions
der Sprung (jump), der Schwung (momentum) - these are verb stems, not the -ung suffix
Declension table for German noun Anleitung
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Anleitung | eine Anleitung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Anleitung | eine Anleitung | — |
| Dativ | der Anleitung | einer Anleitung | — |
| Genitiv | der Anleitung | einer Anleitung | — |
| Nominativ | die Anleitungen | — Anleitungen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Anleitungen | — Anleitungen | — |
| Dativ | den Anleitungen | — Anleitungen | — |
| Genitiv | der Anleitungen | — Anleitungen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Anleitung in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Anleitung?
What is the plural of die Anleitung?
What does die Anleitung mean in English?
How do you decline die Anleitung?
- Nominativ: die Anleitung
- Akkusativ: die Anleitung
- Dativ: der Anleitung
- Genitiv: der Anleitung
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.