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