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