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