A. Weak nouns are masculine and have the ending -(e)n throughout the plural and in all cases of the singular, except for nominative.
|
Nom. |
Gen. |
Dat. |
Acc. |
Sing |
der Mensch |
des Menschen |
dem Menschen |
den Menschen |
Plur |
die Menschen |
der Menschen |
den Menschen |
die Menschen |
· Affe (monkey) · Bote (messenger) · Franzose (Frenchman) · Junge (boy) |
· Löwe (lion) · Matrose (sailor) · Neffe (nephew) |
· Christ (Christian) · Elefant (elephant) · Fotograf (photographer) · Philosoph (philosopher) |
· Präsident (president) · Sozialist (socialist) · Soldat (soldier) · Student (student) |
· Bauer (farmer) · Bär (bear) · Fürst (prince) · Graf (count) · Held (hero) |
· Herr (gentleman/Mr) · Mensch (human) · Nachbar · Prinz (prince) |
B. There are eight masculine nouns with the same declension as above except that they take -(e)ns in the genitive singular:
· Buchstabe (letter of alphabet) · Gedanke (thought) · Friede (peace) · Funke (spark) |
· Glaube (belief) · Name (name) · Same (seed) · Wille (will) |
|
Nom. |
Gen. |
Dat. |
Acc. |
Sing |
der Name |
des Namens |
dem Namen |
den Namen |
Plur |
die Namen |
die Namen |
die Namen |
die Namen |
C. There is also a group of neuter nouns which all take -(e)n in the plural:
· Auge (eye) · Bett (bed) · Ende (end) · Hemd (shirt) · Insekt (insect) |
· Interesse (interest) · Ohr (ear) · Leid (sorrow) · Statut (statute) |