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das Haus

house / building

Nominative Sg.das Haus
Genitive Sg.des Hauses
Nominative Plural
die Häuser
Dative Pluralden Häusern
Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

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 Haus
die Häuser
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Haus
die Häuser
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Haus
den Häusern
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Hauses
der Häuser

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

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Das Haus hat einen großen Garten hinter dem Hof.

The house has a large garden behind the courtyard.

Genitive

Die Dächer der Häuser sind im Winter weiß.

The roofs of the houses are white in winter.

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FAQs: das Haus

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

"Haus" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Haus). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

The Nominative plural of das Haus is "die Häuser" (pattern: ¨-er). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Häusern".

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

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