Singular
Korridor
corridor
Why does the noun Korridor have the article der?
Nouns ending in -or are mostly masculine. Look at the bolded -or in the noun above — that suffix is the giveaway.
Examples
der Motor (motor), der Autor (author), der Faktor (factor), der Doktor (doctor), der Professor (professor), der Direktor (director), der Sponsor (sponsor)
Exceptions
das Labor (laboratory), das Tor (gate), das Fluor (fluorine), das Chlor (chlorine), das Dekor (decoration)
Declension table for German noun Korridor
How it changes across the four cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Korridor | ein Korridor | — |
| Akkusativ | den Korridor | einen Korridor | — |
| Dativ | dem Korridor | einem Korridor | — |
| Genitiv | des Korridors | eines Korridors | — |
| Nominativ | die Korridore | — Korridore | — |
| Akkusativ | die Korridore | — Korridore | — |
| Dativ | den Korridoren | — Korridoren | — |
| Genitiv | der Korridore | — Korridore | — |
Examples in context
Real sentences using Korridor in different cases.
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — | ||
| Nominativ | — | ||
| Akkusativ | — | ||
| Dativ | — | ||
| Genitiv | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Everything you might wonder about der, die, das — and the Der Artikel app.
Is it der, die, or das Korridor?
What is the plural of der Korridor?
What does der Korridor mean in English?
How do you decline der Korridor?
- Nominativ: der Korridor
- Akkusativ: den Korridor
- Dativ: dem Korridor
- Genitiv: des Korridors
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.