der · Masculine (Maskulinum)A2N-Declension / WeakProfessions & Roles

der Patient

patient (male)

Nominative Sg.der Patient

Genitive Sg.des Patienten

Nominative Plural

die Patienten

Dative Pluralden Patienten

Gender / Plural CueSuffix -ent for persons -> 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 Patient	die Patienten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	den Patienten	die Patienten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	dem Patienten	den Patienten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	des Patienten	der Patienten

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

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

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

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

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 Patient wartet schon seit einer Stunde.

The patient has been waiting for an hour already.

Accusative

Die Ärztin untersucht den Patienten sehr gründlich.

The doctor examines the patient very thoroughly.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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

FAQs: der Patient

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

"Patient" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Patient). Gender cue: Suffix -ent for persons -> masculine weak noun (N-Deklination).

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

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

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

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