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