Singular
Radierung
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Why does the noun Radierung have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ung are always feminine. Look at the bolded -ung in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Zeitung (newspaper), die Wohnung (apartment), die Bildung (education), die Hoffnung (hope), die Übung (exercise), die Meinung (opinion), die Erfahrung (experience)
Exceptions
der Sprung (jump), der Schwung (momentum) - these are verb stems, not the -ung suffix
Declension table for German noun Radierung
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Radierung | eine Radierung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Radierung | eine Radierung | — |
| Dativ | der Radierung | einer Radierung | — |
| Genitiv | der Radierung | einer Radierung | — |
| Nominativ | die Radierungen | — Radierungen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Radierungen | — Radierungen | — |
| Dativ | den Radierungen | — Radierungen | — |
| Genitiv | der Radierungen | — Radierungen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Radierung 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 Radierung?
What is the plural of die Radierung?
What does die Radierung mean in English?
How do you decline die Radierung?
- Nominativ: die Radierung
- Akkusativ: die Radierung
- Dativ: der Radierung
- Genitiv: der Radierung
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.