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