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