The idea
Use die Tomate for the nominative singular, die Tomate for the accusative, der Tomate for the dative, and der Tomate for the genitive. In the dative plural use den Tomaten.
| Kasus | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Tomate | die Tomaten |
| Akkusativ | die Tomate | die Tomaten |
| Dativ | der Tomate | den Tomaten |
| Genitiv | der Tomate | der Tomaten |
Meaning and useful combinations
Tomate forms a plural with n. Tomatenmark is neuter because the final noun Mark is neuter in this food meaning.
Useful combinations: eine reife Tomate; Tomaten schneiden; das Tomatenmark. Practise each as a complete phrase; the article belongs to the noun even when an adjective comes between them.
Article check: nominative singular
das Tomatedie TomateThis check asks for the nominative singular: die Tomate. In the meaning taught here, Tomate is feminine. The nominative plural is die Tomaten. Learn both forms together; an English translation does not determine German gender.
Examples
- Die Tomate auf dem Balkon wird langsam rot.The tomato on the balcony is slowly turning red.
- Ich lege eine Tomate auf die Küchenwaage.I put a tomato on the kitchen scale.
- In dieser Tomate sind kaum Kerne.There are hardly any seeds in this tomato.
- Die Haut der Tomate ist aufgeplatzt.The tomato's skin has split.
- Die kleinen Tomaten schmecken sehr aromatisch.The small tomatoes have a very rich flavor.
- Aus den Tomaten kochen wir eine einfache Soße.We make a simple sauce from the tomatoes.
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Watch out
Do not transfer the gender of a translated word into German. The basic learning pair is die Tomate — die Tomaten. Tomate forms a plural with n. Tomatenmark is neuter because the final noun Mark is neuter in this food meaning.
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___ Tomate (der / die / das)
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die
die: Tomate is feminine.
Plural: die Tomate → die ___
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Tomaten
Tomaten: the plural has the article die in the nominative and accusative.
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tomate (dem / der)
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der
der: mit takes the dative, giving mit der Tomate.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
___ Tomate (der / die / das)
Plural: die Tomate → die ___
Dativ Singular: mit ___ Tomate (dem / der)
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Read the six situations, identify Tomate and its forms, then complete the article, plural and dative checks without looking at the table.