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