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das Buch

book

Nominative Sg.das Buch
Genitive Sg.des Buches
Nominative Plural
die Bücher
Dative Pluralden Büchern
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?
das Buch
die Bücher
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Buch
die Bücher
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Buch
den Büchern
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Buches
der Bücher

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

Example Sentences in Context

Nominative

Die Bücher sind neu.

The books are new.

Dative

In dem Buch gibt es viele schöne Bilder.

There are many beautiful pictures in the book.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Buch" in Der/Die/Das CheckerAnalyze in Compound DeconstructorInspect Example in Sentence Analyzer
German Gender & ArticlesPredict der, die, das with high-frequency endingsThe Four German CasesNominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive rolesNoun Plurals & Dative -nPlural patterns and the Dative plural -n ruleGenitive Case GuideHow "des Buches" expresses possession
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FAQs: das Buch

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

"Buch" takes the neuter definite article "das" (das Buch). Gender cue: Lexical gender — memorize together with its article.

What is the plural and Dative plural of "das Buch"?

The Nominative plural of das Buch is "die Bücher" (pattern: ¨-er). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Büchern".

How does "das Buch" change in the Genitive, Accusative, and Dative?

As a strong neuter noun, "Buch" changes only in the Genitive singular (des Buches); Accusative and Dative keep "Buch".