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title: "Complete Declension Tables"
description: "Full reference declension tables for all three article types — definite, indefinite/possessive, and no article — showing adjective and noun endings across all cases and genders."
source: "https://germanforenglishspeakers.com/reference/complete-declension-tables"
crawled: "2026-06-30"
---

# Complete Declension Tables

The "hard" case endings are shown on the article/noun, and "soft" adjective endings follow. (In the original, hard endings were highlighted in yellow and soft adjective endings underlined.)

**TYPE 1: Definite Articles** — "The nice man / woman / child / children"

| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NOM** | de**r** **nette** Mann | di**e** **nette** Frau | da**s** **nette** Kind | di**e** **netten** Kinder |
| **ACC** | de**n** **netten** Mann | di**e** **nette** Frau | da**s** **nette** Kind | di**e** **netten** Kinder |
| **DAT** | de**m** **netten** Mann | de**r** **netten** Frau | de**m** **netten** Kind | de**n** **netten** Kinder**n** |
| **GEN** | de**s** **netten** Manne**s** | de**r** **netten** Frau | de**s** **netten** Kinde**s** | de**r** **netten** Kinder |

**TYPE 2: Indefinite & Possessive Articles** — "My little dog / cat / bunny / birds"

| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NOM** | mein **kleiner** Hund | meine **kleine** Katze | mein **kleines** Kaninchen | meine **kleinen** Vögel |
| **ACC** | meinen **kleinen** Hund | meine **kleine** Katze | mein **kleines** Kaninchen | meine **kleinen** Vögel |
| **DAT** | meinem **kleinen** Hund | meiner **kleinen** Katze | meinem **kleinen** Kaninchen | meinen **kleinen** Vögeln |
| **GEN** | meines **kleinen** Hundes | meiner **kleinen** Katze | meines **kleinen** Kaninchens | meiner **kleinen** Vögel |

**TYPE 3: No Article** — "hot coffee / cold milk / fresh bread / warm rolls"

| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NOM** | **heißer** Kaffee | **kalte** Milch | **frisches** Brot | **warme** Brötchen |
| **ACC** | **heißen** Kaffee | **kalte** Milch | **frisches** Brot | **warme** Brötchen |
| **DAT** | **heißem** Kaffee | **kalter** Milch | **frischem** Brot | **warmen** Brötche**n** |
| **GEN** | **heißen** Kaffee**s** | **kalter** Milch | **frischen** Brote**s** | **warmer** Brötchen |