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