Singular
Mahnung
reminder
Why does the noun Mahnung have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ung are always feminine. Look at the bolded -ung in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Zeitung (newspaper), die Wohnung (apartment), die Bildung (education), die Hoffnung (hope), die Übung (exercise), die Meinung (opinion), die Erfahrung (experience)
Exceptions
der Sprung (jump), der Schwung (momentum) - these are verb stems, not the -ung suffix
Declension table for German noun Mahnung
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Mahnung | eine Mahnung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Mahnung | eine Mahnung | — |
| Dativ | der Mahnung | einer Mahnung | — |
| Genitiv | der Mahnung | einer Mahnung | — |
| Nominativ | die Mahnungen | — Mahnungen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Mahnungen | — Mahnungen | — |
| Dativ | den Mahnungen | — Mahnungen | — |
| Genitiv | der Mahnungen | — Mahnungen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Mahnung 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 Mahnung?
What is the plural of die Mahnung?
What does die Mahnung mean in English?
How do you decline die Mahnung?
- Nominativ: die Mahnung
- Akkusativ: die Mahnung
- Dativ: der Mahnung
- Genitiv: der Mahnung
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.