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