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das Ziel

goal / destination

Nominative Sg.das Ziel
Genitive Sg.des Ziels
Nominative Plural
die Ziele
Dative Pluralden Zielen
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 Ziel
die Ziele
Accusative
Akkusativ (Wenfall)
Wen oder was?
das Ziel
die Ziele
Dative
Dativ (Wemfall)
Wem?
dem Ziel
den Zielen
Genitive
Genitiv (Wesfall)
Wessen?
des Ziels
der Ziele

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

Example Sentences in Context

Accusative

Er wird sein Ziel erreichen.

He will reach his goal.

Genitive

Trotz des klaren Ziels fehlt uns noch ein Plan.

Despite the clear goal, we still lack a plan.

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FAQs: das Ziel

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

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

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

The Nominative plural of das Ziel is "die Ziele" (pattern: -e). In the Dative plural it becomes "den Zielen".

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

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