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