Der-word noun modifiers

Der-words

The following noun modifiers use the same endings as the definite article. (das = -es, die = -e ):

dieser (with singular and plural nouns) = this, these
mancher (primarily with plural nouns) = many
jeder (only with singular nouns) = every, each
solcher (primarily with plural nouns) = such
welcher (with singular and plural nouns) = which?

Mit welcher Gruppe fährt er?
Sie kennt diesen Mann.
Ich habe jeden Film gesehen.
Solche Leute machen mich irre. With which group is he travelling?
She knows this man.
I have seen every film.
Such people drive me crazy.

Summary of der-word noun modifier endings

The endings on der-word noun modifiers for all genders and cases are as follows:

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive	dieser diesen diesem dieses	diese diese dieser dieser	dieses dieses diesem dieses	diese diese diesen dieser