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