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