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