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