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die Tomate

tomato

Nominative Sg.die Tomate

Genitive Sg.der Tomate

Nominative Plural

die Tomaten

Dative Pluralden Tomaten

Gender / Plural CueLoan noun ending in -e -> feminine (die)

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?	die Tomate	die Tomaten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	die Tomate	die Tomaten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	der Tomate	den Tomaten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	der Tomate	der Tomaten

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?	eine Tomate	Tomaten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	eine Tomate	Tomaten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	einer Tomate	Tomaten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	einer Tomate	Tomaten

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?	keine Tomate	keine Tomaten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	keine Tomate	keine Tomaten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	keiner Tomate	keinen Tomaten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	keiner Tomate	keiner Tomaten

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?	meine Tomate	meine Tomaten
Accusative Akkusativ (Wenfall)	Wen oder was?	meine Tomate	meine Tomaten
Dative Dativ (Wemfall)	Wem?	meiner Tomate	meinen Tomaten
Genitive Genitiv (Wesfall)	Wessen?	meiner Tomate	meiner Tomaten

Why These Endings Work

All feminine (die) nouns stay completely unchanged in the singular across Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.

Feminine nouns never change their own ending in the singular across all four cases.
Plural "Tomaten" already ends in -n or -s, so Dative plural stays Tomaten.

Pattern summary: Only the article changes in singular (die / die / der / der); plural takes -n in Dative unless ending in -n or -s.

Example Sentences in Context

Accusative

Ich schneide eine Tomate für den Salat.

I'm cutting a tomato for the salad.

Genitive

Die Farbe der Tomate zeigt, ob sie reif ist.

The tomato's color shows whether it is ripe.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: die Tomate

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

"Tomate" takes the feminine definite article "die" (die Tomate). Gender cue: Loan noun ending in -e -> feminine (die).

What is the plural and Dative plural of "die Tomate"?

The Nominative plural of die Tomate is "die Tomaten" (pattern: -n). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Tomaten".

How does "die Tomate" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a feminine noun, "Tomate" keeps the exact same stem in all four singular cases; only the article changes (die Tomate / die Tomate / der Tomate / der Tomate).