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das Abenteuer

adventure

Nominative Sg.das Abenteuer
Genitive Sg.des Abenteuers
Nominative Plural
die Abenteuer
Dative Pluralden Abenteuern
Gender / Plural CueException: ends in -er but neuter (das Abenteuer)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
das Abenteuer
die Abenteuer
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Abenteuer
die Abenteuer
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Abenteuer
den Abenteuern
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Abenteuers
der Abenteuer

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Abenteuer → Abenteuern.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Das Abenteuer beginnt am Bahnhof.

The adventure begins at the station.

Accusative

Wir haben ein echtes Abenteuer erlebt.

We had a real adventure.

Dative

Von diesem Abenteuer erzählen wir noch lange.

We will talk about this adventure for a long time.

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FAQs: das Abenteuer

Is "Abenteuer" der, die, or das in German?

"Abenteuer" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Abenteuer). Gender cue: Exception: ends in -er but neuter (das Abenteuer).

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Abenteuer"?

The Nominative plural of das Abenteuer is "die Abenteuer" (pattern: -). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Abenteuern".

How does "das Abenteuer" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Abenteuer" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Abenteuers); Accusative and Dative keep "Abenteuer".