Singular

das

Album

Q: Is it der, die, or das Album?

It is das Album. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Album is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

Q: What is the plural of das Album?

The plural form of das Album is die Alben. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

Q: What does das Album mean in English?

The German word das Album translates to “album” in English.

Q: How do you decline das Album?

Like all German nouns, Album changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: das Album Akkusativ: das Album Dativ: dem Album Genitiv: des Albums These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.

album

Plural: die Alben

Strong

Why does the noun Album have the article das?

Nouns ending in -um (Latin origin) are neuter. Look at the bolded -um in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.

Examples

das Museum (museum), das Zentrum (center), das Datum (date), das Album (album), das Stadium (stadium), das Aquarium (aquarium), das Publikum (audience)

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Declension table for German noun Album

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	das Album	ein Album	kein Album
Akkusativ	das Album	ein Album	kein Album
Dativ	dem Album	einem Album	keinem Album
Genitiv	des Albums	eines Albums	keines Albums
Nominativ	die Alben	Alben	keine Alben
Akkusativ	die Alben	Alben	keine Alben
Dativ	den Alben	Alben	keinen Alben
Genitiv	der Alben	Alben	keiner Alben

Examples in context

Real sentences using Album in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Das neue Album ist kaputt.The new album is broken.	Ein neues Album hängt dort.A new album hangs there.	Kein neues Album ist hier.No new album is here.
Akkusativ	Ich sehe das neue Album.I see the new album.	Ich brauche ein neues Album.I need a new album.	Ich habe kein neues Album.I have no new album.
Dativ	Ich sitze vor dem neuen Album.I sit in front of the new album.	Ich arbeite an einem neuen Album.I am working on a new album.	Ich arbeite an keinem neuen Album.I am not working on any new album.
Genitiv	Die Farbe des neuen Albums ist schön.The color of the new album is beautiful.	Die Farbe eines eines neuen Albums ist schön.The color of a new album is beautiful.	Die Farbe keines keines neuen Albums ist schön.The color of no new album is beautiful.
Nominativ	Die neuen Alben sind sauber.The new albums are clean.	Neue Alben sind teuer.New albums are expensive.	Keine neun Alben sind hier.No new albums are here.
Akkusativ	Wir kaufen die neuen Alben.We buy the new albums.	Ich suche neue Alben.I am looking for new albums.	Wir haben keine neun Alben.We have no new albums.
Dativ	Ich bin zufrieden mit den neuen Alben.I am satisfied with the new albums.	Ich bin zufrieden mit neuen Alben.I am satisfied with new albums.	Ich bin zufrieden mit keinen neun Alben.I am satisfied with no new albums.
Genitiv	Die Farbe der neuen Alben ist schön.The color of the new albums is beautiful.	Die Farbe neuer Alben ist schön.The color of new albums is beautiful.	Die Farbe keiner neun Alben ist schön.The color of no new albums is beautiful.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is it der, die, or das Album?

It is das Album. In German, every noun has a grammatical gender, and Album is neuter. You should always learn the article together with the noun to ensure your German grammar is correct.

What is the plural of das Album?

The plural form of das Album is die Alben. In German, regardless of the singular gender, all plural nouns use the definite article “die.”

What does das Album mean in English?

The German word das Album translates to “album” in English.

How do you decline das Album?

Like all German nouns, Album changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are:

Nominativ: das Album
Akkusativ: das Album
Dativ: dem Album
Genitiv: des Albums

These changes are necessary because German uses cases to indicate the noun’s role in a sentence (such as the subject or object). Knowing these forms allows you to build grammatically correct sentences.