Why does the noun Taste 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 Taste

How it changes across the four cases.

CaseDefiniteIndefiniteNegative
Nominativdie Tasteeine Tastekeine Taste
Akkusativdie Tasteeine Tastekeine Taste
Dativder Tasteeiner Tastekeiner Taste
Genitivder Tasteeiner Tastekeiner Taste

Examples in context

Real sentences using Taste in different cases.

CaseDefiniteIndefiniteNegative
Nominativ
Die Taste ist kaputt.The key is broken.
Eine Taste fehlt hier.A key is missing here.
Keine Taste funktioniert mehr.No key works anymore.
Akkusativ
Ich drücke die Taste.I press the key.
Er sucht eine Taste.He searches for a key.
Ich drücke keine Taste.I press no key.
Dativ
Ich spiele auf der Taste.I play on the key.
Er gibt einer Taste Licht.He gives a key light.
Ich gebe keiner Taste Licht.I give no key light.
Genitiv
Die Farbe der Taste.The color of the key.
Die Farbe einer Taste.The color of a key.
Die Farbe keiner Taste.The color of no key.

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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 Taste?

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

What CEFR level is the word Taste?

The German noun Taste is categorized as Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of die Taste?

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

What does die Taste mean in English?

The German word die Taste translates to “key, button” in English.

How do you decline die Taste?

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

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.