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