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