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