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