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