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