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