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