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