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