der Singular
singular
The grammatical form that indicates that only one unit of a person, object, or matter is meant. The singular form.
EXAMPLE
Der Singular von „Häuser“ ist „das Haus“.
The singular of 'Häuser' (houses) is 'das Haus' (the house).
der Singular
singular
der Singular, die Singulare
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Singular, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Singulare |
| genitive | des Singulars |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Singular | die Singulare |
| accusative | den Singular | die Singulare |
| dative | dem Singular | den Singularen |
| genitive | des Singulars | der Singulare |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Register: technical term
'Singular' (singular) is a grammatical technical term from Latin. It is mainly used in language lessons or in linguistics.
EXAMPLE
Im Unterricht haben wir gelernt, wie man den Singular und Plural von Nomen bildet.
In class, we learned how to form the singular and plural of nouns.
Use with 'in'
To express that a word is in the singular form, you use the fixed phrase 'im Singular stehen' (to be in the singular).
EXAMPLE
Das Verb „geht“ steht in der dritten Person Singular.
The verb 'geht' (goes) is in the third person singular.
Typical sentence pattern
When you want to name the singular form of a word, you often use the structure: 'Der Singular von [Pluralwort] ist [Singularwort]' (The singular of [plural word] is [singular word]).
EXAMPLE
Der Singular von „die Kinder“ ist „das Kind“.
The singular of 'die Kinder' (the children) is 'das Kind' (the child).
In real life
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