Singular
Wanderung
hike
Why does the noun Wanderung have the article die?
Nouns ending in -ung are always feminine. Look at the bolded -ung in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Zeitung (newspaper), die Wohnung (apartment), die Bildung (education), die Hoffnung (hope), die Übung (exercise), die Meinung (opinion), die Erfahrung (experience)
Exceptions
der Sprung (jump), der Schwung (momentum) - these are verb stems, not the -ung suffix
Declension table for German noun Wanderung
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Wanderung | eine Wanderung | — |
| Akkusativ | die Wanderung | eine Wanderung | — |
| Dativ | der Wanderung | einer Wanderung | — |
| Genitiv | der Wanderung | einer Wanderung | — |
| Nominativ | die Wanderungen | — Wanderungen | — |
| Akkusativ | die Wanderungen | — Wanderungen | — |
| Dativ | den Wanderungen | — Wanderungen | — |
| Genitiv | der Wanderungen | — Wanderungen | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Wanderung 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 Wanderung?
What is the plural of die Wanderung?
What does die Wanderung mean in English?
How do you decline die Wanderung?
- Nominativ: die Wanderung
- Akkusativ: die Wanderung
- Dativ: der Wanderung
- Genitiv: der Wanderung
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.