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der Experte

expert (male)

Nominative Sg.der Experte

Genitive Sg.des Experten

Nominative Plural

die Experten

Dative Pluralden Experten

Gender / Plural CueMale person in -e -> masculine weak noun (N-Deklination: den/dem/des Experten)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accusative

Wir fragen einen Experten um Rat.

We ask an expert for advice.

Dative

Wir sprechen gerade mit dem Experten über den Plan.

We are currently speaking with the expert about the plan.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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

FAQs: der Experte

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

"Experte" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Experte). Gender cue: Male person in -e -> masculine weak noun (N-Deklination: den/dem/des Experten).

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

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

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

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