The weak declension
Only masculine and feminine nouns belong to this declension.
Endings of the genitive, dative and accusative singular: en / n
Endings of the nominative plural: en / n
Here are some examples:
Sg. |
Nom. |
der Junge |
|
Gen. |
des Jungen |
|
Dat. |
dem Jungen |
|
Acc |
den Jungen |
Pl. |
Nom. |
die Jungen |
|
Gen. |
die Jungen |
|
Dat. |
die Jungen |
|
Acc |
die Jungen |
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
Sg. |
Nom. |
die Frau |
|
Gen. |
der Frau |
|
Dat. |
der Frau |
|
Acc |
die Frau |
Pl. |
Nom. |
die Frauen |
|
Gen. |
der Frauen |
|
Dat. |
den Frauen |
|
Acc. |
die Frauen |
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Exercises
Decline the following nouns that follow the model of the weak declension:
der Held / die Blume
(Click in the box to see the answers; double click to return to the original position)