Why does the noun Weltwirtschaft have the article die?
Nouns ending in -schaft are always feminine. Look at the bolded -schaft in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
die Freundschaft (friendship), die Wissenschaft (science), die Wirtschaft (economy), die Gesellschaft (society), die Landschaft (landscape), die Mannschaft (team)
Declension table for German noun Weltwirtschaft
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Weltwirtschaft | eine Weltwirtschaft | — |
| Akkusativ | die Weltwirtschaft | eine Weltwirtschaft | — |
| Dativ | der Weltwirtschaft | einer Weltwirtschaft | — |
| Genitiv | der Weltwirtschaft | einer Weltwirtschaft | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Weltwirtschaft in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Weltwirtschaft?
What is the plural of die Weltwirtschaft?
What does die Weltwirtschaft mean in English?
How do you decline die Weltwirtschaft?
- Nominativ: die Weltwirtschaft
- Akkusativ: die Weltwirtschaft
- Dativ: der Weltwirtschaft
- Genitiv: der Weltwirtschaft
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.