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