Noun Case Lab

Practice German noun cases from real declension tables

The corpus has a focused set of noun paradigms for nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. Use them to train the forms that usually make German feel serious.

Workout Articles Plurals Case Drill

case-ready nouns

736

usable noun forms

complete paradigms

3,189

total noun entries

Corpus signal

Case forms are now drillable

Each case card links into a focused quiz. That means learners can move from seeing tables on word pages to actually recalling dative plural, genitive singular, and other forms.

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Featured Case Drills

Nominative Singular

97 nouns

Subject forms and dictionary baseline forms. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Recognize the subject form without overthinking the noun.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhr Kind -> das Kind Tag -> der Tag Stadt -> die Stadt Frau -> die Frau

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Accusative Singular

97 nouns

Direct-object forms, especially visible with masculine nouns. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Catch masculine shifts like der Tag to den Tag.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhr Kind -> das Kind Tag -> den Tag Stadt -> die Stadt Frau -> die Frau

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Dative Singular

97 nouns

Indirect-object and prepositional forms with dem, der, and den. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Watch dative plural forms such as den Kindern and den Tagen.

Examples

Uhr -> der Uhr Kind -> dem Kind Tag -> dem Tag Stadt -> der Stadt Frau -> der Frau

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Genitive Singular

97 nouns

Possession forms with des and der patterns. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Drill possession forms such as des Tages and der Stadt.

Examples

Uhr -> der Uhr Kind -> des Kindes Tag -> des Tages Stadt -> der Stadt Frau -> der Frau

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Case Drill Groups

Singular and plural forms are separated so learners can isolate the exact case-number combination that feels weak.

8 focused drills

Nominative Singular

97 nouns

Subject forms and dictionary baseline forms. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Recognize the subject form without overthinking the noun.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhr Kind -> das Kind Tag -> der Tag Stadt -> die Stadt Frau -> die Frau

Drill Case Browse Nouns

Accusative Singular

97 nouns

Direct-object forms, especially visible with masculine nouns. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Catch masculine shifts like der Tag to den Tag.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhr Kind -> das Kind Tag -> den Tag Stadt -> die Stadt Frau -> die Frau

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Dative Singular

97 nouns

Indirect-object and prepositional forms with dem, der, and den. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Watch dative plural forms such as den Kindern and den Tagen.

Examples

Uhr -> der Uhr Kind -> dem Kind Tag -> dem Tag Stadt -> der Stadt Frau -> der Frau

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Genitive Singular

97 nouns

Possession forms with des and der patterns. Focused on singular noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Drill possession forms such as des Tages and der Stadt.

Examples

Uhr -> der Uhr Kind -> des Kindes Tag -> des Tages Stadt -> der Stadt Frau -> der Frau

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Nominative Plural

87 nouns

Subject forms and dictionary baseline forms. Focused on plural noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Recognize the subject form without overthinking the noun.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhren Kind -> die Kinder Tag -> die Tage Stadt -> die Städte Frau -> die Frauen

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Accusative Plural

87 nouns

Direct-object forms, especially visible with masculine nouns. Focused on plural noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Catch masculine shifts like der Tag to den Tag.

Examples

Uhr -> die Uhren Kind -> die Kinder Tag -> die Tage Stadt -> die Städte Frau -> die Frauen

Drill Case Browse Nouns

Dative Plural

87 nouns

Indirect-object and prepositional forms with dem, der, and den. Focused on plural noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Watch dative plural forms such as den Kindern and den Tagen.

Examples

Uhr -> den Uhren Kind -> den Kindern Tag -> den Tagen Stadt -> den Städten Frau -> den Frauen

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Genitive Plural

87 nouns

Possession forms with des and der patterns. Focused on plural noun phrases.

Checkpoint

Drill possession forms such as des Tages and der Stadt.

Examples

Uhr -> der Uhren Kind -> der Kinder Tag -> der Tage Stadt -> der Städte Frau -> der Frauen

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Sample Paradigms

die Uhr

clock, watch, o'clock

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Uhr	die Uhren
Accusative	die Uhr	die Uhren
Dative	der Uhr	den Uhren
Genitive	der Uhr	der Uhren

das Kind

child, kid

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Kind	die Kinder
Accusative	das Kind	die Kinder
Dative	dem Kind	den Kindern
Genitive	des Kindes	der Kinder

der Tag

day

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Tag	die Tage
Accusative	den Tag	die Tage
Dative	dem Tag	den Tagen
Genitive	des Tages	der Tage

die Stadt

city, town

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Stadt	die Städte
Accusative	die Stadt	die Städte
Dative	der Stadt	den Städten
Genitive	der Stadt	der Städte

die Frau

woman, wife, Mrs.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Frau	die Frauen
Accusative	die Frau	die Frauen
Dative	der Frau	den Frauen
Genitive	der Frau	der Frauen

der Mann

man, husband

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Mann	die Männer
Accusative	den Mann	die Männer
Dative	dem Mann	den Männern
Genitive	des Mannes	der Männer