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der Journalist

journalist

Nominative Sg.der Journalist

Genitive Sg.des Journalisten

Nominative Plural

die Journalisten

Dative Pluralden Journalisten

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ist -> masculine weak noun (N-Deklination)

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

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

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

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

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

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 Journalist schreibt einen Artikel über die Wahl.

The journalist is writing an article about the election.

Accusative

Die Ministerin lädt den Journalisten zu einem Interview ein.

The minister invites the journalist to an interview.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Journalist" 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 "Journalist" adds -(e)n across singular cases Genitive Case GuideHow "des Journalisten" expresses possession

FAQs: der Journalist

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

"Journalist" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Journalist). Gender cue: Suffix -ist -> masculine weak noun (N-Deklination).

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

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

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

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