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