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