Singular
Ortschaft
locality
Why does the noun Ortschaft have the article die?
Nouns ending in -schaft are always feminine. Look at the bolded -schaft in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Freundschaft (friendship), die Wissenschaft (science), die Wirtschaft (economy), die Gesellschaft (society), die Landschaft (landscape), die Mannschaft (team)
Declension table for German noun Ortschaft
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Ortschaft | eine Ortschaft | — |
| Akkusativ | die Ortschaft | eine Ortschaft | — |
| Dativ | der Ortschaft | einer Ortschaft | — |
| Genitiv | der Ortschaft | einer Ortschaft | — |
| Nominativ | die Ortschaften | — Ortschaften | — |
| Akkusativ | die Ortschaften | — Ortschaften | — |
| Dativ | den Ortschaften | — Ortschaften | — |
| Genitiv | der Ortschaften | — Ortschaften | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Ortschaft 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 Ortschaft?
What is the plural of die Ortschaft?
What does die Ortschaft mean in English?
How do you decline die Ortschaft?
- Nominativ: die Ortschaft
- Akkusativ: die Ortschaft
- Dativ: der Ortschaft
- Genitiv: der Ortschaft
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.