Why does the noun Satire 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 Satire
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Satire | eine Satire | keine Satire |
| Akkusativ | die Satire | eine Satire | keine Satire |
| Dativ | der Satire | einer Satire | keiner Satire |
| Genitiv | der Satire | einer Satire | keiner Satire |
| Nominativ | die Satiren | Satiren | keine Satiren |
| Akkusativ | die Satiren | Satiren | keine Satiren |
| Dativ | den Satiren | Satiren | keinen Satiren |
| Genitiv | der Satiren | Satiren | keiner Satiren |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Satire in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | Die Satire ist wichtig.The satire is important. | Eine neue Satire beginnt.A new satire begins. | Keine Satire ist geplant.No satire is planned. |
| Akkusativ | Ich sehe die große Satire.I see the big satire. | Er plant eine kleine Satire.He plans a small satire. | Wir wollen keine neue Satire.We don't want any new satire. |
| Dativ | Er hilft der alten Satire.He helps the old satire. | Ich stimme einer neuen Satire zu.I agree to a new satire. | Er hilft keiner geplanten Satire.He helps no planned satire. |
| Genitiv | Der Beginn der großen Satire.The beginning of the big satire. | Der Plan einer neuen Satire.The plan of a new satire. | Der Zweck keiner guten Satire.The purpose of no good satire. |
| Nominativ | Die Satiren sind teuer.The satires are expensive. | Satiren sind nötig.Satires are necessary. | Keine Satiren sind möglich.No satires are possible. |
| Akkusativ | Sie sehen die neuen Satiren.They see the new satires. | Wir brauchen gute Satiren.We need good satires. | Ich sehe keine alten Satiren.I see no old satires. |
| Dativ | Er hilft den vielen Satiren.He helps the many satires. | Wir denken an nötigen Satiren.We think about necessary satires. | Er hilft keinen dringenden Satiren.He helps no urgent satires. |
| Genitiv | Die Kosten der alten Satiren.The costs of the old satires. | Die Notwendigkeit guter Satiren.The necessity of good satires. | Die Folgen keiner schlechten Satiren.The consequences of no bad satires. |
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How do you decline die Satire?
- Nominativ: die Satire
- Akkusativ: die Satire
- Dativ: der Satire
- Genitiv: der Satire
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.