The idea
Use die Tastatur for the nominative singular, die Tastatur for the accusative, der Tastatur for the dative, and der Tastatur for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Tastaturen.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Tastatur | die Tastaturen |
| Akkusativ | die Tastatur | die Tastaturen |
| Dativ | der Tastatur | den Tastaturen |
| Genitiv | der Tastatur | der Tastaturen |
Meaning and useful combinations
Tastatur is the whole keyboard; Taste is an individual key. The plural Tastaturen adds en.
Useful combinations: auf der Tastatur tippen; eine deutsche Tastatur; die Taste. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Tastaturdie TastaturThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Tastatur. In the meaning taught here, Tastatur is feminine. The nominative plural is die Tastaturen. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Tastatur hat eine deutsche Buchstabenanordnung.The keyboard has a German key layout.
- Ich reinige die Tastatur mit einem trockenen Tuch.I clean the keyboard with a dry cloth.
- Auf der Tastatur finde ich das Zeichen nicht sofort.I do not immediately find the symbol on the keyboard.
- Das Kabel der Tastatur ist hinter dem Tisch eingeklemmt.The keyboard cable is trapped behind the desk.
- Die Tastaturen im Kursraum sind kabellos.The keyboards in the classroom are wireless.
- Bei diesen Tastaturen leuchten die Tasten im Dunkeln.The keys on these keyboards light up in the dark.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Tastatur — die Tastaturen. Tastatur is the whole keyboard; Taste is an individual key. The plural Tastaturen adds en.
Try it yourself
___ Tastatur (der / die / das)
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die
die: Tastatur is feminine.
Plural: die Tastatur → die ___
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Tastaturen
Tastaturen: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tastatur (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Tastatur.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Tastatur (der / die / das)
Plural: die Tastatur → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tastatur (dem / der)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the six situations, identify Tastatur and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.