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