Strong conjugation includes most masculine and neuter nouns, as well as several dozen feminine nouns.
Its features are:
- ending -s or -es in masculine and neuter singular genitive,
- the endings -e, -er, -s or plural null (often an Umlaut).
Maskulinum
| Singular | Plural | ||
| N | der Tisch | die Tische | |
| G | des Tisches | der Tische | |
| D | dem Tisch(e) | den Tischen | |
| A | den Tisch | die Tische |
Neutrum
| Singular | Plural | ||
| N | das Kind | die Kinder | |
| G | des Kindes | der Kinder | |
| D | dem Kind(e) | den Kindern | |
| A | das Kind | die Kinder |
Femininum
| Singular | Plural | ||
| N | die Mutter | die Mütter | |
| G | der Mutter | der Mütter | |
| D | der Mutter | den Müttern | |
| A | die Mutter | die Mütter |