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Meet die Identität

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 4 meanings

  1. sameness, identicalness, identity
  2. recurring characteristics that enable recognition, sense of what someone or something is, identity
  3. An identification sign or mask behind one which someone hides and may or may not enable recognition, identity
  4. (mathematics) unity

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Identität, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Identitäten

Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.

Examples

  1. 1
    Die wichtige Identität prägt mein Leben.The important identity shapes my life.Nominative · subjectPractise „wichtig“ →
  2. 2
    Ich erkenne die neue Identität.I recognize the new identity.Accusative · erkennenPractise „neu“ →
  3. 3
    Zu ihrer eigenen Identität gehört auch die Sprache.The language is also part of her own identity.Dative · zuPractise „eigen“ →
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