All nouns in German have articles. In English, the only articles are "a, an, and the." In German, there are many more articles. The article a noun has depends on the gender of the noun as well as its case.
| Definite Articles | ||||
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neutral |
Plural |
|
Nominative |
der |
die |
das |
die |
Accusative |
den |
die |
das |
die |
Dative |
dem |
der |
dem |
den (+n) |
Genitive |
des (+es/s) |
der |
des (+es/s) |
der |
"Der" Words
dieser
welcher
jeder
mancher
solcher
alle
"Der" words are used in place of definite articles and take the same declension as those articles.
| Indefinite Articles | ||||
Masculine |
Feminine |
Neutral |
Plural |
|
Nominative |
ein |
eine |
ein |
keine |
Accusative |
einen |
eine |
ein |
keine |
Dative |
einem |
einer |
einem |
keiner (+n) |
Genitive |
eines (+es/s) |
einen |
eines (+es/s) |
keiner |
Personal Pronouns
mein
dein
sein
ihr
unser
euer
Ihr
Personal pronouns are used when talking about possession. They receive the same declension as indefinite articles.