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der Standpunkt

standpoint / perspective

Nominative Sg.der Standpunkt
Genitive Sg.des Standpunkts
Nominative Plural
die Standpunkte
Dative Pluralden Standpunkten
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 Standpunkt
die Standpunkte
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
den Standpunkt
die Standpunkte
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Standpunkt
den Standpunkten
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Standpunkts
der Standpunkte

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: Standpunkte → Standpunkten.
Pattern summary: Genitive Sg adds -(e)s; Accusative/Dative Sg equal the base noun.

Example Sentences in Context

Accusative

Sie vertritt ihren Standpunkt sehr überzeugend.

She defends her standpoint very convincingly.

Genitive

Die Begründung des Standpunkts überzeugt mich nicht.

The reasoning behind the position doesn't convince me.

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FAQs: der Standpunkt

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

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

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

The Nominative plural of der Standpunkt is "die Standpunkte" (pattern: -e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Standpunkten".

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

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