Why does the noun Migration have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ion or -tion are feminine. Look at the bolded -ion in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Nation (nation), die Situation (situation), die Religion (religion), die Information (information), die Kommunikation (communication), die Tradition (tradition)
Exceptions
der Spion (spy), der Skorpion (scorpion) - these refer to people/animals
Declension table for German noun Migration
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Migration | eine Migration | — |
| Akkusativ | die Migration | eine Migration | — |
| Dativ | der Migration | einer Migration | — |
| Genitiv | der Migration | einer Migration | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Migration 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 Migration?
What is the plural of die Migration?
What does die Migration mean in English?
How do you decline die Migration?
- Nominativ: die Migration
- Akkusativ: die Migration
- Dativ: der Migration
- Genitiv: der Migration
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.