The idea
Use das Museum for the nominative singular, das Museum for the accusative, dem Museum for the dative, and des Museums for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Museen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Museum | die Museen |
| Akkusativ | das Museum | die Museen |
| Dativ | dem Museum | den Museen |
| Genitiv | des Museums | der Museen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Museum has the irregular plural Museen, not Museums in standard German. The singular genitive is Museums.
Useful combinations: ein Museum besuchen; im Museum; das Stadtmuseum. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
die Museumdas MuseumThis check asks for the nominative singular: das Museum. In the meaning taught here, Museum is neuter. The nominative plural is die Museen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Das Museum zeigt alte Werkzeuge aus der Region.The museum displays old tools from the region.
- Wir besuchen das Museum mit unserer Lerngruppe.We visit the museum with our study group.
- Im Museum dürfen wir ohne Blitz fotografieren.We may take photographs without flash in the museum.
- Der Innenhof des Museums ist frei zugänglich.The museum courtyard is freely accessible.
- Die Museen bieten während des Festes verlängerte Öffnungszeiten.The museums offer extended opening hours during the festival.
- In diesen Museen gibt es Audioguides in mehreren Sprachen.These museums have audio guides in several languages.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is das Museum — die Museen. Museum has the irregular plural Museen, not Museums in standard German. The singular genitive is Museums.
Try it yourself
___ Museum (der / die / das)
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das
das: Museum is neuter.
Plural: das Museum → die ___
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Museen
Museen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Museum (dem / der)
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dem
dem: mit takes the dative, giving mit dem Museum.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Museum (der / die / das)
Plural: das Museum → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Museum (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Museum and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.