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