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