das Museum
museum
Full 4-Case Declension Table
Switch determiner types to inspect how articles and noun endings change together.
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 Museum | die Museen |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | das Museum | die Museen |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | dem Museum | den Museen |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | des Museums | der Museen |
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 Museum | Museen |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | ein Museum | Museen |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | einem Museum | Museen |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | eines Museums | Museen |
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 Museum | keine Museen |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | kein Museum | keine Museen |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | keinem Museum | keinen Museen |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | keines Museums | keiner Museen |
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 Museum | meine Museen |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | mein Museum | meine Museen |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | meinem Museum | meinen Museen |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | meines Museums | meiner Museen |
Why These Endings Work
Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.
- Plural "Museen" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Museen.
Example Sentences in Context
Das Museum ist montags geschlossen.
The museum is closed on Mondays.
Vom Hotel aus gehen wir direkt zum Museum.
From the hotel, we walk straight to the museum.
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FAQs: das Museum
Is "Museum" der, die, or das in German?
"Museum" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Museum). Gender cue: Suffix -um -> almost always neuter (das); plural -um -> -en (Museen).
What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Museum"?
The Nominative plural of das Museum is "die Museen" (pattern: irregular). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Museen".
How does "das Museum" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?
As a strong neuter noun, "Museum" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Museums); Accusative and Dative keep "Museum".