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