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der Tourist

tourist

Nominative Sg.der Tourist

Genitive Sg.des Touristen

Nominative Plural

die Touristen

Dative Pluralden Touristen

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

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

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

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

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

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 Tourist fotografiert den Dom.

The tourist photographs the cathedral.

Accusative

Die Stadtführerin begrüßt den Touristen am Bahnhof.

The tour guide welcomes the tourist at the station.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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

FAQs: der Tourist

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

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

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

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

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

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