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der Kunde

customer / client (male)

Nominative Sg.der Kunde

Genitive Sg.des Kunden

Nominative Plural

die Kunden

Dative Pluralden Kunden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ich berate den neuen Kunden gern.

I gladly advise the new client.

Dative

Wir sprechen gerade mit dem Kunden über den Plan.

We are currently speaking with the customer about the plan.

Interactive Tools & Related Guides

Check "Kunde" in Der/Die/Das Checker Analyze in Compound Deconstructor Inspect Example in Sentence Analyzer

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FAQs: der Kunde

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

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

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

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

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

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