Take the tour ×  Rammstein sings "Sie kommen zu euch in der
Nacht" in "Mein herz brennt" song, but to my knowledge "Nacht"
is of female gender and it's supposed to be "die Nacht". So what
am I missing?  And also
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Nacht says it's die Nacht.
share|improve this question add comment  2 Answers  up vote 14
down vote accepted  It's "die Nacht" in the standard nominative
case, but Rammstein's line is using it in the dative case, which
is "der" for feminine nouns.  Remember that there are 4 cases
for nouns, and that the article and adjective declinations
change depending on what case you are using.  See here for all
the different cases for Nacht.  share|improve this answer Die
Torte, die Torte, es ist Zucker in der Torte! –  user unknown
Jan 19 '12 at 22:21 The more interesting question would be: Why
can you say des Nachts? –  chirlu Jul 16 at 18:59 add comment
As StrixVaria said, "in der Nacht" is dativ. Here are the
general cases:  Singular                             Plural Nom