das Restaurant
Plural: die Restaurants
Nominativ
Akkusativ
Dativ
Genitiv
| Case | Definite | Indefinite | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Restaurant | ein Restaurant | die Restaurants |
| Akkusativ | das Restaurant | ein Restaurant | die Restaurants |
| Dativ | dem Restaurant | einem Restaurant | den Restaurants |
| Genitiv | des Restaurants | eines Restaurants | der Restaurants |
Nominative — the subject of the sentence: who or what is doing something.
das Restaurant · ein Restaurant
Accusative — the direct object (whom or what?), and always after für, durch, gegen, ohne and um.
das Restaurant · ein Restaurant · für das Restaurant
Dative — the indirect object (to or for whom?), and always after mit, nach, aus, zu, von and bei.
dem Restaurant · einem Restaurant · mit dem Restaurant
Genitive — possession (whose?), and after wegen, trotz and während.
des Restaurants · eines Restaurants · wegen des Restaurants
In the plural it is die Restaurants in the nominative and accusative, den Restaurants in the dative and der Restaurants in the genitive. There is no indefinite article in the plural.
Wir essen heute in einem italienischen Restaurant.
We are eating in an Italian restaurant today.
⚠️ Exception: nouns ending in -ant are usually masculine — but it's das Restaurant.