Singular

die

Schublade

Q: Is it der, die, or das Schublade?

It is die Schublade. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Schublade is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What is the plural of die Schublade?

The plural form of die Schublade is die Schubladen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does die Schublade mean in English?

The German word die Schublade translates to “drawer” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Schublade?

Like all German nouns, Schublade changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: die Schublade Akkusativ: die Schublade Dativ: der Schublade Genitiv: der Schublade 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.

drawer

Plural: die Schubladen

Strong

Why does the noun Schublade 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)

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Declension table for German noun Schublade

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	die Schublade	eine Schublade	keine Schublade
Akkusativ	die Schublade	eine Schublade	keine Schublade
Dativ	der Schublade	eine Schublade	keiner Schublade
Genitiv	der Schublade	einer Schublade	keiner Schublade
Akkusativ	die Schubladen	Schubladen	keine Schubladen
Dativ	den Schubladen	Schubladen	keinen Schubladen
Genitiv	der Schubladen	Schubladen	keiner Schubladen

Examples in context

Real sentences using Schublade in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die obere Schublade ist voll.The upper drawer is full.	Eine Schublade ist offen.A drawer is open.	Keine Schublade ist leer.No drawer is empty.
Akkusativ	Ich öffne die erste Schublade.I open the first drawer.	Er braucht eine Schublade jetzt.He needs a drawer now.	Wir finden keine Schublade hier.We find no drawer here.
Dativ	Ich finde es in der Schublade.I find it in the drawer.	Er legt es in eine Schublade.He puts it in a drawer.	Ich bin bei keiner Schublade.I am not near any drawer.
Genitiv	Der Inhalt der Schublade ist geheim.The content of the drawer is secret.	Der Griff einer Schublade ist locker.The handle of a drawer is loose.	Die Farbe keiner Schublade gefällt mir.The color of no drawer pleases me.
Akkusativ	Sie schließt die leeren Schubladen.She closes the empty drawers.	Wir suchen Schubladen für das Büro.We are looking for drawers for the office.	Ich sehe keine Schubladen dort.I see no drawers there.
Dativ	Er arbeitet an den Schubladen.He works on the drawers.	Mit Schubladen ist es ordentlicher.With drawers, it is tidier.	Ich bin bei keinen Schubladen.I am not near any drawers.
Genitiv	Die Größe der Schubladen ist wichtig.The size of the drawers is important.	Die Anzahl neuer Schubladen ist klein.The number of new drawers is small.	Die Qualität keiner Schubladen ist gut.The quality of no drawers is good.

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Is it der, die, or das Schublade?

It is die Schublade. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Schublade is feminine. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What is the plural of die Schublade?

The plural form of die Schublade is die Schubladen. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does die Schublade mean in English?

The German word die Schublade translates to “drawer” in English.

How do you decline die Schublade?

Like all German nouns, Schublade changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: die Schublade
Akkusativ: die Schublade
Dativ: der Schublade
Genitiv: der Schublade

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.