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