1.3 Noun declensions

Question 1

A small group of masculine nouns, most of which denote living beings, have the ending -n or -en throughout the plural and in all singular cases except the nominative.

Answer 1

der Junge
den Jungen
des Jungen
dem Jungen

die Jungen
die Jungen
der Jungen
den Jungen

Question 2

Weak masculine nouns have no ending in the singular if they are used without a determiner (ambiguity with plural):

Answer 2

Die Situation war für Arzt und Patient kritisch.

Question 3

8 masculine nouns are irregular: they have -ns in the genitive singular.

Answer 3

• der Buchstabe
• der Friede
• der Funke (étincelle)
• der Gedanke
• der Glaube
• der Name
• der Same (graine)
• der Wille