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der Geldautomat

ATM / cash machine

Nominative Sg.der Geldautomat

Genitive Sg.des Geldautomaten

Nominative Plural

die Geldautomaten

Dative Pluralden Geldautomaten

Gender / Plural CueHead noun der Automat is N-Deklination (den/dem/des Geldautomaten)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wo ist der nächste Geldautomat?

Where is the nearest ATM?

Genitive

Der Bildschirm des Geldautomaten ist kaputt.

The ATM's screen is broken.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

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FAQs: der Geldautomat

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

"Geldautomat" takes the masculine definite article "der" (der Geldautomat). Gender cue: Head noun der Automat is N-Deklination (den/dem/des Geldautomaten).

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

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

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

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