Singular
Neuigkeit
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Why does the noun Neuigkeit have the article die?
Nouns ending in -keit are always feminine. Look at the bolded -keit in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Möglichkeit (possibility), die Freundlichkeit (friendliness), die Geschwindigkeit (speed), die Schwierigkeit (difficulty), die Fähigkeit (ability)
Declension table for German noun Neuigkeit
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Neuigkeit | eine Neuigkeit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Neuigkeit | eine Neuigkeit | — |
| Dativ | der Neuigkeit | einer Neuigkeit | — |
| Genitiv | der Neuigkeit | einer Neuigkeit | — |
| Nominativ | die Neuigkeiten | — Neuigkeiten | — |
| Akkusativ | die Neuigkeiten | — Neuigkeiten | — |
| Dativ | den Neuigkeiten | — Neuigkeiten | — |
| Genitiv | der Neuigkeiten | — Neuigkeiten | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Neuigkeit 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 Neuigkeit?
What is the plural of die Neuigkeit?
What does die Neuigkeit mean in English?
How do you decline die Neuigkeit?
- Nominativ: die Neuigkeit
- Akkusativ: die Neuigkeit
- Dativ: der Neuigkeit
- Genitiv: der Neuigkeit
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.