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