There are around 10 Noun in German which are called Weak Nouns. When they are used in a sentence - if the Case is Accusative or Dative the...
There are around 10 Noun in German which are called Weak Nouns. When they are used in a sentence - if the Case is Accusative or Dative they take “en” or “n” ending. These all nouns are Masculine.
Weak Nouns:
Der Student(en)
|
Der Nachbar(n)
|
Der Name(n)
|
Der Französe(n)
|
Der Neffe(n)
|
Der Elephant(en)
|
Der Junge(n)
|
Der Haare(n)
|
Der Herr(n)
|
Der Affe(n)
|
If these nuns are not acting as subject then you will add the above mansion “n” or “en” with them.
Examples:
Ich helfe den Studenten.
Ashok unterrichtet Deutsch den Nachbarn.
Bittefragen Sie den Herrn
In these examples the object is singular but being weak noun it takes “n/en”.
