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