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