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