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