Singular
Beilage
side dish
Why does the noun Beilage have the article die?
About 90% of nouns ending in -e are feminine.
Examples
die Lampe (lamp), die Schule (school), die Tasche (bag), die Klasse (class), die Straße (street), die Sonne (sun), die Blume (flower)
Exceptions
der Junge (boy), der Löwe (lion), der Affe (monkey), der Name (name), der Käse (cheese), das Ende (end), das Auge (eye)
Declension table for German noun Beilage
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Beilage | eine Beilage | — |
| Akkusativ | die Beilage | eine Beilage | — |
| Dativ | der Beilage | einer Beilage | — |
| Genitiv | der Beilage | einer Beilage | — |
| Nominativ | die Beilagen | — Beilagen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Beilagen | — Beilagen | — |
| Dativ | den Beilagen | — Beilagen | — |
| Genitiv | der Beilagen | — Beilagen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Beilage 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 Beilage?
What is the plural of die Beilage?
What does die Beilage mean in English?
How do you decline die Beilage?
- Nominativ: die Beilage
- Akkusativ: die Beilage
- Dativ: der Beilage
- Genitiv: der Beilage
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.