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