Singular

die

Skijacke

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

It is die Skijacke. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Skijacke 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 Skijacke?

The noun Skijacke is typically used in the singular form (Singularetantum) or has a plural form identical to the singular.

Q: What does die Skijacke mean in English?

The German word die Skijacke translates to “ski jacket” in English.

Q: How do you decline die Skijacke?

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

ski jacket

Plural: die Skijacken

Strong

Why does the noun Skijacke 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 Skijacke

How it changes across the four cases.

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

Examples in context

Real sentences using Skijacke in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Die neue Skijacke ist {adj2}{adjEnd2}.The new ski jacket is warm.	Eine alte Skijacke liegt {adj2}{adjEnd2}.An old ski jacket lies here.	Keine große Skijacke passt {pron}.No large ski jacket fits me.
Akkusativ	Ich kaufe die neue Skijacke.I buy the new ski jacket.	Er sucht eine alte Skijacke.He is looking for an old ski jacket.	Wir brauchen keine große Skijacke.We don't need a large ski jacket.
Dativ	Ich fahre mit der neuen Skijacke.I ski with the new ski jacket.	Er kommt mit einer alten Skijacke.He comes with an old ski jacket.	Sie spielt mit keiner großen Skijacke.She plays with no large ski jacket.
Genitiv	Die Farbe der neuen Skijacke ist {adj2}{adjEnd2}.The color of the new ski jacket is blue.	Der Preis einer alten Skijacke {verb}.The price of an old ski jacket is rising.	Der Wert keiner großen Skijacke {verb}.The value of no large ski jacket counts.
Nominativ	Die neuen Skijacken sind {adj2}{adjEnd2}.The new ski jackets are beautiful.	Alte Skijacken liegen {adj2}{adjEnd2}.Old ski jackets lie there.	Keine großen Skijacken passen {pron}.No large ski jackets fit me.
Akkusativ	Sie mag die neuen Skijacken.She likes the new ski jackets.	Ich sehe alte Skijacken {adj2}{adjEnd2}.I see old ski jackets there.	Er hat keine großen Skijacken.He has no large ski jackets.
Dativ	Ich bin zufrieden mit den neuen Skijacken.I am satisfied with the new ski jackets.	Ich arbeite an alten Skijacken.I am working on old ski jackets.	Sie kommt mit keinen großen Skijacken.She comes with no large ski jackets.
Genitiv	Die Größe der neuen Skijacken ist {adj2}{adjEnd2}.The size of the new ski jackets is important.	Der Stil alter Skijacken gefällt {pron}.I like the style of old ski jackets.	Die Form keiner großen Skijacken {verb}.The shape of no large ski jackets is convincing.

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Is it der, die, or das Skijacke?

It is die Skijacke. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Skijacke 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 Skijacke?

The noun Skijacke is typically used in the singular form (Singularetantum) or has a plural form identical to the singular.

What does die Skijacke mean in English?

The German word die Skijacke translates to “ski jacket” in English.

How do you decline die Skijacke?

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

Nominativ: die Skijacke
Akkusativ: die Skijacke
Dativ: der Skijacke
Genitiv: der Skijacke

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.