The idea
Use die Tasche for the nominative singular, die Tasche for the accusative, der Tasche for the dative, and der Tasche for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Taschen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Tasche | die Taschen |
| Akkusativ | die Tasche | die Taschen |
| Dativ | der Tasche | den Taschen |
| Genitiv | der Tasche | der Taschen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Tasche can mean a bag or a pocket. Handtasche and Hosentasche make the intended meaning explicit.
Useful combinations: eine Tasche tragen; in der Tasche; die Hosentasche. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Taschedie TascheThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Tasche. In the meaning taught here, Tasche is feminine. The nominative plural is die Taschen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Tasche unter dem Sitz gehört der Musikerin.The bag under the seat belongs to the musician.
- Ich packe die Tasche für den Schwimmbadbesuch.I pack the bag for the visit to the pool.
- In der Tasche liegt ein zusammengefalteter Stadtplan.There is a folded city map in the bag.
- Der Boden der Tasche ist wasserdicht.The bag's base is waterproof.
- Die Taschen werden am Eingang kontrolliert.The bags are checked at the entrance.
- An den Taschen hängen bunte Bänder zur Erkennung.Colored ribbons hang from the bags for identification.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Tasche — die Taschen. Tasche can mean a bag or a pocket. Handtasche and Hosentasche make the intended meaning explicit.
Try it yourself
___ Tasche (der / die / das)
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die
die: Tasche is feminine.
Plural: die Tasche → die ___
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Taschen
Taschen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tasche (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Tasche.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Tasche (der / die / das)
Plural: die Tasche → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tasche (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Tasche and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.