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