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der Bär

bear

Nominative Sg.der Bär

Genitive Sg.des Bären

Nominative Plural

die Bären

Dative Pluralden Bären

Gender / Plural CueMonosyllabic animal weak noun (N-Deklination: den/dem/des Bären)

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?	der Bär	die Bären
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	den Bären	die Bären
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	dem Bären	den Bären
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	des Bären	der Bären

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 Bär	Bären
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	einen Bären	Bären
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einem Bären	Bären
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	eines Bären	Bären

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 Bär	keine Bären
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keinen Bären	keine Bären
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keinem Bären	keinen Bären
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keines Bären	keiner Bären

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 Bär	meine Bären
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meinen Bären	meine Bären
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meinem Bären	meinen Bären
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meines Bären	meiner Bären

Why These Endings Work

Animate and classical masculine nouns ending in -e, -ent, -ant, -ist, -oge, plus key nouns like Herr and Mensch.

N-Declension (weak masculine): takes -(e)n in Accusative, Dative, and Genitive singular as well as plural.
Plural "Bären" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Bären.

Pattern summary: Adds -n or -en in Accusative, Dative, and Genitive Singular (and Plural); Herr takes -n in Sg and -en in Pl.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Der Bär sucht im Wald nach Beeren.

The bear looks for berries in the forest.

Accusative

Die Kinder beobachten den Bären voller Neugier.

The children watch the bear full of curiosity.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Bär" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endings The Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive roles N-Declension (Weak Nouns)Why "Bär" adds -(e)n across singular cases Genitive Case GuideHow "des Bären" expresses possession

FAQs: der Bär

Is "Bär" der, die, or das in German?

"Bär" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Bär). Gender cue: Monosyllabic animal weak noun (N-Deklination: den/dem/des Bären).

What is the plural and Dative plural of "der Bär"?

The Nominative plural of der Bär is "die Bären" (pattern: -en). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Bären".

How does "der Bär" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

"Bär" follows N-Deklination (weak masculine): Nominative "der Bär", while Accusative "den Bären", Dative "dem Bären", and Genitive "des Bären" all use "Bären".