The idea
Use die Banane for the nominative singular, die Banane for the accusative, der Banane for the dative, and der Banane for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Bananen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Banane | die Bananen |
| Akkusativ | die Banane | die Bananen |
| Dativ | der Banane | den Bananen |
| Genitiv | der Banane | der Bananen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Banane forms its plural with n. Bananenschale is feminine because Schale is the final noun.
Useful combinations: eine Banane schälen; eine reife Banane; die Bananenschale. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Bananedie BananeThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Banane. In the meaning taught here, Banane is feminine. The nominative plural is die Bananen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Banane in meiner Tasche ist zerdrückt.The banana in my bag is squashed.
- Vor dem Training esse ich eine Banane.Before training I eat a banana.
- Mit einer Banane wird der Joghurt süßer.A banana makes the yogurt sweeter.
- Die Schale der Banane hat braune Flecken.The banana peel has brown spots.
- Die grünen Bananen liegen noch in der Küche.The green bananas are still in the kitchen.
- Neben den Bananen stehen zwei Gläser Honig.Two jars of honey are next to the bananas.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Banane — die Bananen. Banane forms its plural with n. Bananenschale is feminine because Schale is the final noun.
Try it yourself
___ Banane (der / die / das)
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die
die: Banane is feminine.
Plural: die Banane → die ___
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Bananen
Bananen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Banane (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Banane.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Banane (der / die / das)
Plural: die Banane → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Banane (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Banane and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.