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der Platz

square / seat / space

Nominative Sg.der Platz
Genitive Sg.des Platzes
Nominative Plural
die Plätze
Dative Pluralden Plätzen
Gender / Plural CueLexical gender — memorize together with its article

Full 4-Case Declension Table

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Definite (der / die / das): Used for specific, already known, or general-category nouns.

Case (Fall)QuestionSingularPlural
Nominative
Nominativ (Werfall)
Wer oder was?
der Platz
die Plätze
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
den Platz
die Plätze
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Platz
den Plätzen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Platzes
der Plätze

Why These Endings Work

Standard pattern for most masculine (der) and neuter (das) nouns: genitive singular ends in -s or -es.

  • Dative plural adds -n to the plural stem: Plätze → Plätzen.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Der Platz ist zu Fuß gut zu erreichen.

The square is easy to reach on foot.

Dative

Vom Hotel aus gehen wir direkt zum Platz.

From the hotel, we walk straight to the square.

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FAQs: der Platz

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

"Platz" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Platz). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

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

The Nominative plural of der Platz is "die Plätze" (pattern: ¨-e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Plätzen".

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

As a strong masculine noun, "Platz" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Platzes); Accusative and Dative keep "Platz".