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