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