Singular

die

Postkarte

Q: Is it der, die, or das Postkarte?

It is die Postkarte. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Postkarte is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What is the plural of die Postkarte?

The plural form of die Postkarte is die Postkarten. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Postkarte mean in English?

The German word die Postkarte translates to “postcard” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Postkarte?

Like all German nouns, Postkarte changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Postkarte Akkusativ: die Postkarte Dativ: der Postkarte Genitiv: der Postkarte 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.

postcard

Plural: die Postkarten

Strong

Why does the noun Postkarte 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)

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Declension table for German noun Postkarte

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Postkarte	eine Postkarte	keine Postkarte
Akkusativ	die Postkarte	eine Postkarte	keine Postkarte
Dativ	der Postkarte	einer Postkarte	keiner Postkarte
Genitiv	der Postkarte	einer Postkarte	keiner Postkarte
Nominativ	die Postkarten	Postkarten	keine Postkarten
Akkusativ	die Postkarten	Postkarten	keine Postkarten
Dativ	den Postkarten	Postkarten	keinen Postkarten
Genitiv	der Postkarten	Postkarten	keiner Postkarten

Examples in context

Real sentences using Postkarte in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die alte Postkarte ist schön.The old postcard is beautiful.	Eine neue Postkarte liegt hier.A new postcard is here.	Das ist keine hässliche Postkarte.That is not an ugly postcard.
Akkusativ	Ich schicke die neue Postkarte.I am sending the new postcard.	Er schreibt eine kurze Postkarte.He writes a short postcard.	Wir haben keine schöne Postkarte.We don't have a beautiful postcard.
Dativ	Ich schreibe auf der alten Postkarte.I am writing on the old postcard.	Er schickt mit einer neuen Postkarte.He sends with a new postcard.	Ich finde nichts auf keiner großen Postkarte.I find nothing on no big postcard.
Genitiv	Die Farbe der alten Postkarte ist blau.The color of the old postcard is blue.	Der Text einer neuen Postkarte ist kurz.The text of a new postcard is short.	Der Preis keiner schönen Postkarte ist bekannt.The price of no beautiful postcard is known.
Nominativ	Die alten Postkarten sind teuer.The old postcards are expensive.	Hier sind schöne Postkarten.Here are beautiful postcards.	Das sind keine billigen Postkarten.Those are not cheap postcards.
Akkusativ	Ich mag die alten Postkarten.I like the old postcards.	Sie kaufen neue Postkarten.They buy new postcards.	Wir finden keine guten Postkarten.We don't find any good postcards.
Dativ	Ich schreibe auf den alten Postkarten.I am writing on the old postcards.	Er schickt mit neuen Postkarten.He sends with new postcards.	Ich finde nichts auf keinen großen Postkarten.I find nothing on no big postcards.
Genitiv	Die Farbe der alten Postkarten ist blau.The color of the old postcards is blue.	Der Text neuer Postkarten ist kurz.The text of new postcards is short.	Der Preis keiner schönen Postkarten ist bekannt.The price of no beautiful postcards is known.

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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 Postkarte?

It is die Postkarte. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Postkarte is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What is the plural of die Postkarte?

The plural form of die Postkarte is die Postkarten. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Postkarte mean in English?

The German word die Postkarte translates to “postcard” in English.

How do you decline die Postkarte?

Like all German nouns, Postkarte changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Postkarte
Akkusativ: die Postkarte
Dativ: der Postkarte
Genitiv: der Postkarte

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.