The idea
Use die Kirsche for the nominative singular, die Kirsche for the accusative, der Kirsche for the dative, and der Kirsche for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Kirschen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Kirsche | die Kirschen |
| Akkusativ | die Kirsche | die Kirschen |
| Dativ | der Kirsche | den Kirschen |
| Genitiv | der Kirsche | der Kirschen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Kirsche is feminine and has the plural Kirschen. Kirschkern is masculine because Kern is the final element.
Useful combinations: Kirschen entsteinen; eine süße Kirsche; der Kirschkern. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Kirschedie KirscheThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Kirsche. In the meaning taught here, Kirsche is feminine. The nominative plural is die Kirschen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Kirsche auf der Torte ist nur Dekoration.The cherry on the cake is only decoration.
- Ich nehme eine Kirsche aus der Schale.I take a cherry from the bowl.
- In der Kirsche steckt ein harter Kern.There is a hard stone inside the cherry.
- Der Stiel der Kirsche bleibt beim Waschen dran.The cherry's stalk stays on during washing.
- Die Kirschen am unteren Ast sind leicht zu erreichen.The cherries on the lower branch are easy to reach.
- Aus den Kirschen entsteht ein fruchtiges Kompott.A fruity compote is made from the cherries.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Kirsche — die Kirschen. Kirsche is feminine and has the plural Kirschen. Kirschkern is masculine because Kern is the final element.
Try it yourself
___ Kirsche (der / die / das)
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die
die: Kirsche is feminine.
Plural: die Kirsche → die ___
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Kirschen
Kirschen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Kirsche (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Kirsche.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Kirsche (der / die / das)
Plural: die Kirsche → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Kirsche (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Kirsche and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.