Masculine and Neuter Nouns in the Genitive Singular

In the genitive singular, most masculine and neuter nouns add a final -s. The genitive phrase, e.g. des Orients, always follows the noun it modifies, e.g. das Haus.
 

If the noun has only one syllable or ends in an "s"-sound, it adds an -e- before the -s.
 

Irregular Masculine and Neuter Nouns
in the Genitive Singular

A certain few masculine and neuter nouns do not add a final -s in the genitive. We have seen the following ones:
 

Feminine Nouns in the Genitive

Feminine nouns do not change their form or add an ending in the genitive. The genitive ending -er on the article signals the genitive case for both singular and plural.
 

Adjectives in the Genitive

All adjectives preceded by an article take an -en ending in the genitive singular and plural.

MASCULINE
 

FEMININE
 

NEUTER
 

Adjective Nouns In The Genitive

All adjective nouns (masculine, feminine and neuter) take an -en ending in the genitive singular and plural.

MASCULINE
 

FEMININE
 

NEUTER
 

Examples of Genitive Endings

• Es gibt ein gutes chinesisches Restaurant gegenüber vom Hotel: "Das Haus des Orients."
• kann ich einen unserer besten Weine, den 91er Bernkasteler Probstberg Auslese, sehr empfehlen.
• Wenn man mit einem guten Wein anfängt, wird auch der Rest des Abends ein Erfolg werden.