Singular
Gratulation
congratulation
Why does the noun Gratulation have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine. Look at the bolded -ion in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Nation (nation), die Situation (situation), die Religion (religion), die Information (information), die Kommunikation (communication), die Tradition (tradition)
Exceptions
der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals
Declension table for German noun Gratulation
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Gratulation | eine Gratulation | — |
| Akkusativ | die Gratulation | eine Gratulation | — |
| Dativ | der Gratulation | einer Gratulation | — |
| Genitiv | der Gratulation | einer Gratulation | — |
| Nominativ | die Gratulationen | — Gratulationen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Gratulationen | — Gratulationen | — |
| Dativ | den Gratulationen | — Gratulationen | — |
| Genitiv | der Gratulationen | — Gratulationen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Gratulation 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 Gratulation?
What is the plural of die Gratulation?
What does die Gratulation mean in English?
How do you decline die Gratulation?
- Nominativ: die Gratulation
- Akkusativ: die Gratulation
- Dativ: der Gratulation
- Genitiv: der Gratulation
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.