Singular

das

Plastik

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

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

Q: What CEFR level is the word Plastik?

The German noun Plastik is categorized as Elementary (A2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

Q: What is the plural of das Plastik?

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

Q: What does das Plastik mean in English?

The German word das Plastik translates to “plastic” in English.

Q: How do you decline das Plastik?

Like all German nouns, Plastik changes its article depending on the case. In the singular, the forms are: Nominativ: das Plastik Akkusativ: das Plastik Dativ: dem Plastik Genitiv: des Plastiks 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.

plastic

Plural: die Plastiken

Strong

Why does the noun Plastik have the article das?

This noun follows no general suffix rule — its gender is part of the core vocabulary you simply learn alongside the word.

Declension table for German noun Plastik

How it changes across the four cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	das Plastik	ein Plastik	kein Plastik
Akkusativ	das Plastik	ein Plastik	kein Plastik
Dativ	dem Plastik	einem Plastik	keinem Plastik
Genitiv	des Plastiks	eines Plastiks	keines Plastiks
Nominativ	die Plastiken	Plastiken	keine Plastiken
Akkusativ	die Plastiken	Plastiken	keine Plastiken
Dativ	den Plastiken	Plastiken	keinen Plastiken
Genitiv	der Plastiken	Plastiken	keiner Plastiken

Examples in context

Real sentences using Plastik in different cases.

Case	Definite	Indefinite	Negative
Nominativ	Das neue Plastik ist hart.The new plastic is hard.	Ein weiches Plastik liegt hier.A soft plastic lies here.	Kein altes Plastik ist nötig.No old plastic is necessary.
Akkusativ	Ich brauche das neue Plastik.I need the new plastic.	Wir suchen ein weiches Plastik.We are looking for a soft plastic.	Er hat kein altes Plastik.He has no old plastic.
Dativ	Ich arbeite mit dem neuen Plastik.I work with the new plastic.	Ich bin mit einem weichen Plastik zufrieden.I am satisfied with a soft plastic.	Ich gebe keinem alten Plastik Wert.I give no value to any old plastic.
Genitiv	Die Farbe des neuen Plastiks ist bunt.The color of the new plastic is colorful.	Der Preis eines weichen Plastiks ist hoch.The price of a soft plastic is high.	Die Qualität keines alten Plastiks ist bekannt.The quality of no old plastic is known.
Nominativ	Die bunten Plastiken sind schön.The colorful plastic items are beautiful.	Billige Plastiken liegen dort.Cheap plastic items lie there.	Keine teueren Plastiken sind wichtig.No expensive plastic items are important.
Akkusativ	Sie kaufen die bunten Plastiken.They buy the colorful plastic items.	Wir sehen billige Plastiken.We see cheap plastic items.	Ich finde keine teueren Plastiken.I find no expensive plastic items.
Dativ	Ich arbeite mit den bunten Plastiken.I work with the colorful plastic items.	Ich bin mit billigen Plastiken glücklich.I am happy with cheap plastic items.	Ich gebe keinen teueren Plastiken Zeit.I give no time to any expensive plastic items.
Genitiv	Die Qualität der bunten Plastiken ist gut.The quality of the colorful plastic items is good.	Die Preise billiger Plastiken sind hoch.The prices of cheap plastic items are high.	Die Form keiner teueren Plastiken ist schön.The shape of no expensive plastic items is beautiful.

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Is it der, die, or das Plastik?

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

What CEFR level is the word Plastik?

The German noun Plastik is categorized as Elementary (A2) vocabulary. It is considered an essential word for learners at this level.

What is the plural of das Plastik?

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

What does das Plastik mean in English?

The German word das Plastik translates to “plastic” in English.

How do you decline das Plastik?

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

Nominativ: das Plastik
Akkusativ: das Plastik
Dativ: dem Plastik
Genitiv: des Plastiks

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.

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Why does the noun Plastik have the article das?

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Is it der, die, or das Plastik?

What CEFR level is the word Plastik?

What is the plural of das Plastik?

What does das Plastik mean in English?

How do you decline das Plastik?

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