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