The idea
Use die Nuss for the nominative singular, die Nuss for the accusative, der Nuss for the dative, and der Nuss for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Nüssen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Nuss | die Nüsse |
| Akkusativ | die Nuss | die Nüsse |
| Dativ | der Nuss | den Nüssen |
| Genitiv | der Nuss | der Nüsse |
Meaning and useful combinations
Nuss has the plural Nüsse with an umlaut; the singular ß in older spelling is not used under current standard spelling.
Useful combinations: eine Nuss knacken; gehackte Nüsse; die Walnuss. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Nussdie NussThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Nuss. In the meaning taught here, Nuss is feminine. The nominative plural is die Nüsse. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Nuss lässt sich nur schwer knacken.The nut is difficult to crack.
- Ich finde eine Nuss unter dem Gartenstuhl.I find a nut under the garden chair.
- In der Nuss sitzt ein heller Kern.There is a pale kernel inside the nut.
- Die Schale der Nuss ist sehr hart.The nut's shell is very hard.
- Die gehackten Nüsse kommen auf den Kuchen.The chopped nuts go on top of the cake.
- Zwischen den Nüssen liegen getrocknete Früchte.There is dried fruit among the nuts.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Nuss — die Nüsse. Nuss has the plural Nüsse with an umlaut; the singular ß in older spelling is not used under current standard spelling.
Try it yourself
___ Nuss (der / die / das)
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die
die: Nuss is feminine.
Plural: die Nuss → die ___
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Nüsse
Nüsse: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Nuss (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Nuss.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Nuss (der / die / das)
Plural: die Nuss → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Nuss (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Nuss and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.