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