Is it der, die or das Lawine?

die Lawine

feminineavalanche

Plural: die Lawinen

Declension

Nominativ

Definite
die Lawine
Indefinite
eine Lawine
Plural
die Lawinen

Akkusativ

Definite
die Lawine
Indefinite
eine Lawine
Plural
die Lawinen

Dativ

Definite
der Lawine
Indefinite
einer Lawine
Plural
den Lawinen

Genitiv

Definite
der Lawine
Indefinite
einer Lawine
Plural
der Lawinen

How to use “Lawine” in each case

  • Nominative — the subject of the sentence: who or what is doing something.

    die Lawine · eine Lawine

  • Accusative — the direct object (whom or what?), and always after für, durch, gegen, ohne and um.

    die Lawine · eine Lawine · für die Lawine

  • Dative — the indirect object (to or for whom?), and always after mit, nach, aus, zu, von and bei.

    der Lawine · einer Lawine · mit der Lawine

  • Genitive — possession (whose?), and after wegen, trotz and während.

    der Lawine · einer Lawine · wegen der Lawine

In the plural it is die Lawinen in the nominative and accusative, den Lawinen in the dative and der Lawinen in the genitive. There is no indefinite article in the plural.

Example sentence

Die Lawine rollt schnell ins Tal.

The avalanche rolls quickly into the valley.

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