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das Engagement

commitment / involvement

Nominative Sg.das Engagement

Genitive Sg.des Engagements

Nominative Plural

die Engagements

Dative Pluralden Engagements

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ment -> neuter (das)

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	das Engagement	die Engagements
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	das Engagement	die Engagements
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	dem Engagement	den Engagements
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	des Engagements	der Engagements

Indefinite (ein / eine): Used when introducing a countable singular noun; has no plural article in German.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	ein Engagement	Engagements
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	ein Engagement	Engagements
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einem Engagement	Engagements
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	eines Engagements	Engagements

Negative (kein / keine): Negates nouns with or without an indefinite article; follows ein-words in singular and die in plural.

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	kein Engagement	keine Engagements
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	kein Engagement	keine Engagements
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keinem Engagement	keinen Engagements
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keines Engagements	keiner Engagements

Possessive (mein / dein / …): Uses ein-word endings in singular and definite-like endings in plural (mein/dein/sein/ihr/unser/euer/Ihr).

Case (Fall)	Question	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nominativ (Werfall)	Wer oder was?	mein Engagement	meine Engagements
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	mein Engagement	meine Engagements
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meinem Engagement	meinen Engagements
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meines Engagements	meiner Engagements

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

Plural "Engagements" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Engagements.

Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Nominative

Ehrenamtliches Engagement ist wertvoll.

Voluntary involvement is valuable.

Genitive

Dank des Engagements vieler Eltern hat die Schule einen neuen Spielplatz.

Thanks to the commitment of many parents, the school has a new playground.

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

"Engagement" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Engagement). Gender cue: Suffix -ment -> neuter (das).

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

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

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

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