das Team
team
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 Team | die Teams |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | das Team | die Teams |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | dem Team | den Teams |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | des Teams | der Teams |
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 Team | Teams |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | ein Team | Teams |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | einem Team | Teams |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | eines Teams | Teams |
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 Team | keine Teams |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | kein Team | keine Teams |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | keinem Team | keinen Teams |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | keines Teams | keiner Teams |
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 Team | meine Teams |
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall) | Wen oder was? | mein Team | meine Teams |
Dative Dativ (Wemfall) | Wem? | meinem Team | meinen Teams |
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall) | Wessen? | meines Teams | meiner Teams |
Why These Endings Work
Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.
- Plural "Teams" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Teams.
Example Sentences in Context
Das Team trifft sich jeden Montag um neun Uhr.
The team meets every Monday at nine o'clock.
In dem Team arbeiten alle Kolleginnen eng zusammen.
In the team, all colleagues work closely together.
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FAQs: das Team
Is "Team" der, die, or das in German?
"Team" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Team). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.
What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Team"?
The Nominative plural of das Team is "die Teams" (pattern: -s). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Teams".
How does "das Team" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?
As a strong neuter noun, "Team" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Teams); Accusative and Dative keep "Team".