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