Singular

die

Konvention

Q: Is it der, die, or das Konvention?

It is die Konvention. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Konvention is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What CEFR level is the word Konvention?

The German noun Konvention is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of die Konvention?

The plural form of die Konvention is die Konventionen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Konvention mean in English?

The German word die Konvention translates to “convention” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Konvention?

Like all German nouns, Konvention changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Konvention Akkusativ: die Konvention Dativ: der Konvention Genitiv: der Konvention 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.

convention

Plural: die Konventionen

Strong

Why does the noun Konvention have the article die?

Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine. Look at the bolded -ion in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.

Examples

die Nation (nation), die Situation (situation), die Religion (religion), die Information (information), die Kommunikation (communication), die Tradition (tradition)

Exceptions

der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals

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Declension table for German noun Konvention

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Konvention	eine Konvention	keine Konvention
Akkusativ	die Konvention	eine Konvention	keine Konvention
Dativ	der Konvention	einer Konvention	keiner Konvention
Genitiv	der Konvention	einer Konvention	keiner Konvention
Nominativ	die Konventionen	Konventionen	keine Konventionen
Akkusativ	die Konventionen	Konventionen	keine Konventionen
Dativ	den Konventionen	Konventionen	keinen Konventionen
Genitiv	der Konventionen	Konventionen	keiner Konventionen

Examples in context

Real sentences using Konvention in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die alte Konvention ist bekannt.The old convention is known.	Eine alte Konvention ist wichtig.An old convention is important.	Keine alte Konvention ist nötig.No old convention is necessary.
Akkusativ	Ich mag die alte Konvention.I like the old convention.	Ich brauche eine alte Konvention.I need an old convention.	Ich habe keine alte Konvention.I have no old convention.
Dativ	Ich folge der alten Konvention.I follow the old convention.	Ich folge einer alten Konvention.I follow an old convention.	Ich folge keiner alten Konvention.I follow no old convention.
Genitiv	Die Regeln der alten Konvention sind klar.The rules of the old convention are clear.	Die Regeln einer alten Konvention sind klar.The rules of an old convention are clear.	Die Regeln keiner alten Konvention sind klar.The rules of no old convention are clear.
Nominativ	Die alten Konventionen sind gut.The old conventions are good.	Alte Konventionen sind schön.Old conventions are beautiful.	Keine alten Konventionen sind hier.No old conventions are here.
Akkusativ	Wir kennen die alten Konventionen.We know the old conventions.	Wir suchen alte Konventionen.We are looking for old conventions.	Wir finden keine alten Konventionen.We find no old conventions.
Dativ	Ich folge den alten Konventionen.I follow the old conventions.	Ich folge alten Konventionen gern.I like to follow old conventions.	Ich folge keinen alten Konventionen.I follow no old conventions.
Genitiv	Die Regeln der alten Konventionen sind klar.The rules of the old conventions are clear.	Die Regeln alter Konventionen sind klar.The rules of old conventions are clear.	Die Regeln keiner alten Konventionen sind klar.The rules of no old conventions are clear.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is it der, die, or das Konvention?

It is die Konvention. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Konvention is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What CEFR level is the word Konvention?

The German noun Konvention is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of die Konvention?

The plural form of die Konvention is die Konventionen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Konvention mean in English?

The German word die Konvention translates to “convention” in English.

How do you decline die Konvention?

Like all German nouns, Konvention changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Konvention
Akkusativ: die Konvention
Dativ: der Konvention
Genitiv: der Konvention

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.