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