Singular

die

Psychologie

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

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

Q: What CEFR level is the word Psychologie?

The German noun Psychologie is categorized as Intermediate (B1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of die Psychologie?

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

Q: What does die Psychologie mean in English?

The German word die Psychologie translates to “psychology” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Psychologie?

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

psychology

Plural: die Psychologien

Strong

Why does the noun Psychologie have the article die?

Nouns ending in -ie are feminine.

Examples

die Philosophie (philosophy), die Biologie (biology), die Demokratie (democracy), die Energie (energy), die Melodie (melody), die Symphonie (symphony)

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Declension table for German noun Psychologie

How it changes across the four cases.

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

Examples in context

Real sentences using Psychologie in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die moderne Psychologie ist komplex.The modern psychology is complex.	Eine moderne Psychologie ist wichtig.A modern psychology is important.	Keine moderne Psychologie ist einfach.No modern psychology is simple.
Akkusativ	Ich studiere die moderne Psychologie.I am studying modern psychology.	Ich studiere eine moderne Psychologie.I am studying a modern psychology.	Ich studiere keine moderne Psychologie.I am not studying any modern psychology.
Dativ	Ich widme mich der modernen Psychologie.I dedicate myself to modern psychology.	Ich widme mich einer modernen Psychologie.I dedicate myself to a modern psychology.	Ich widme mich keiner modernen Psychologie.I dedicate myself to no modern psychology.
Genitiv	Die Basis der modernen Psychologie ist gut.The basis of modern psychology is good.	Die Basis einer modernen Psychologie ist gut.The basis of a modern psychology is good.	Die Basis keiner modernen Psychologie ist gut.The basis of no modern psychology is good.
Nominativ	Die modernen Psychologien sind neu.The modern psychologies are new.	Verschiedene Psychologien sind interessant.Different psychologies are interesting.	Keine modernen Psychologien sind hier.No modern psychologies are here.
Akkusativ	Wir studieren die modernen Psychologien.We are studying the modern psychologies.	Wir studieren verschiedene Psychologien.We are studying different psychologies.	Wir studieren keine modernen Psychologien.We are not studying any modern psychologies.
Dativ	Ich widme mich den modernen Psychologien.I dedicate myself to the modern psychologies.	Ich widme mich verschiedenen Psychologien.I dedicate myself to different psychologies.	Ich widme mich keinen modernen Psychologien.I dedicate myself to no modern psychologies.
Genitiv	Die Basis der modernen Psychologien ist gut.The basis of the modern psychologies is good.	Die Basis verschiedener Psychologien ist gut.The basis of different psychologies is good.	Die Basis keiner modernen Psychologien ist gut.The basis of no modern psychologies is good.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is it der, die, or das Psychologie?

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

What CEFR level is the word Psychologie?

The German noun Psychologie is categorized as Intermediate (B1) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of die Psychologie?

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

What does die Psychologie mean in English?

The German word die Psychologie translates to “psychology” in English.

How do you decline die Psychologie?

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

Nominativ: die Psychologie
Akkusativ: die Psychologie
Dativ: der Psychologie
Genitiv: der Psychologie

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.