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