The idea
Use die Person for the nominative singular, die Person for the accusative, der Person for the dative, and der Person for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Personen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Person | die Personen |
| Akkusativ | die Person | die Personen |
| Dativ | der Person | den Personen |
| Genitiv | der Person | der Personen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Person is grammatically feminine and can refer to someone of any gender. Pro Person means per person.
Useful combinations: pro Person; eine zuständige Person; die Begleitperson. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Persondie PersonThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Person. In the meaning taught here, Person is feminine. The nominative plural is die Personen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Person am Infostand trägt ein grünes Namensschild.The person at the information stand wears a green name badge.
- Ich suche die Person, die den Raum gebucht hat.I am looking for the person who booked the room.
- Mit dieser Person habe ich gestern telefoniert.I spoke to this person on the phone yesterday.
- Der Name der Person steht auf dem Formular.The person's name is on the form.
- Für die Führung sind zwölf Personen angemeldet.Twelve people are registered for the guided tour.
- Bei vier Personen reicht ein Tisch aus.One table is enough for four people.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Person — die Personen. Person is grammatically feminine and can refer to someone of any gender. Pro Person means per person.
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___ Person (der / die / das)
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die
die: Person is feminine.
Plural: die Person → die ___
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Personen
Personen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Person (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Person.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Person (der / die / das)
Plural: die Person → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Person (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Person and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.