die Portion
Plural: die Portionen
Nominativ
Akkusativ
Dativ
Genitiv
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Portion | eine Portion | die Portionen |
| Akkusativ | die Portion | eine Portion | die Portionen |
| Dativ | der Portion | einer Portion | den Portionen |
| Genitiv | der Portion | einer Portion | der Portionen |
Nominative — the subject of the sentence: who or what is doing something.
die Portion · eine Portion
Accusative — the direct object (whom or what?), and always after für, durch, gegen, ohne and um.
die Portion · eine Portion · für die Portion
Dative — the indirect object (to or for whom?), and always after mit, nach, aus, zu, von and bei.
der Portion · einer Portion · mit der Portion
Genitive — possession (whose?), and after wegen, trotz and während.
der Portion · einer Portion · wegen der Portion
In the plural it is die Portionen in the nominative and accusative, den Portionen in the dative and der Portionen in the genitive. There is no indefinite article in the plural.
Die Portion Nudeln im Restaurant war sehr groß.
The portion of pasta at the restaurant was very large.
💡 Why die? “Portion” ends in -tion, and nouns with this ending always take die. Another example: die Information