German definite articles

Question 1

Masculine sing.

Answer 1

Nom: der
Acc: den
Dat: dem
Gen: des

*Masculine is only one where all are different in each case.

Question 2

Feminine sing.

Answer 2

Nom: die
Acc: die
Dat: der
Gen: der

*Think of it as 2/2 - die, die, der, der

Question 3

Neuter

Answer 3

Nom: das
Acc: das
Dat: dem
Gen: des

*Note first two are the same and last two are same as masculine dative and genitive

Question 4

Plural

Answer 4

Nom: die
Acc: die
Dat: den
Gen: der

*Note first two are the same and third is an m/n (as in the neuter)

Question 5

Nominative

Answer 5

Masc: der
Fem: die
Neuter: das
Plural: die

Question 6

Accusative

Answer 6

Masc: den
Fem: die
Neuter: das
Plural: die

*Only change (relative to nominative) is masculine becomes den

Question 7

Dative

Answer 7

Masc: dem
Fem: der
Neuter: dem
Plural: den

*No more “die”. “die” becomes “der” and the rest become -en or -em

Question 8

Genitive

Answer 8

Masc: des
Fem: der
Neuter: des
Plural: der

*Think of it as the -es ending. Feminine stays the same from the dative - der - and plural takes the feminine (as in the normal nominative case).