Singular
Anstellung
employment
Why does the noun Anstellung 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 Anstellung
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Anstellung | eine Anstellung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Anstellung | eine Anstellung | — |
| Dativ | der Anstellung | einer Anstellung | — |
| Genitiv | der Anstellung | einer Anstellung | — |
| Nominativ | die Anstellungen | — Anstellungen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Anstellungen | — Anstellungen | — |
| Dativ | den Anstellungen | — Anstellungen | — |
| Genitiv | der Anstellungen | — Anstellungen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Anstellung 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 Anstellung?
What is the plural of die Anstellung?
What does die Anstellung mean in English?
How do you decline die Anstellung?
- Nominativ: die Anstellung
- Akkusativ: die Anstellung
- Dativ: der Anstellung
- Genitiv: der Anstellung
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.