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German Nouns and Articles

Nouns (Substantive/Nomen) are naming words for people, places, things, and ideas in German. They are always capitalized, have grammatical gender shown by articles, and change form based on case. This page provides links to comprehensive guides on all noun and article topics.

Articles & Gender

Articles (der, die, das)

Definite, indefinite, and negative articles with complete declension tables

Article Rules and Patterns

Patterns for determining noun gender based on meaning and endings

Possessive Articles

Mein, dein, sein, ihr and other possessive forms that work like articles

Noun Forms & Cases

Case System (Declension)

How nouns and articles change in nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive

Plural Formation

Five patterns for forming plurals with umlauts and different endings

N-Declension (Weak Nouns)

Special masculine nouns that add -(e)n in all cases except nominative

Adjective-Noun Combinations

How adjectives change their endings when used with nouns

Related Topics

Pronouns Overview

Words that replace nouns, including personal, demonstrative, and relative pronouns

Prepositions

Words that determine which case nouns take (accusative, dative, or genitive)

Adjective Formation

Creating adjectives from nouns and other word types