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