dem
German, article/deːm/
dem is spelled D-E-M (3 letters) and appears 5,754 times per million words in written German, the 23rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dem is a German masculine article meaning “dative masculine/neuter singular of der: the” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does dem mean in English?
article
- 1
masculineneuterdative masculine/neuter singular of der: the
pronoun
- 1
masculineneuterdative masculine/neuter singular of der: to whom, to which
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
determiner: 1. [1] Dativ Singular des definiten Artikels der 2. [2] Dativ Singular des definiten Artikels das
prefix: 1. vorangestelltes Wortbildungselement, das statt demo- Wörter bildet, wenn das Grundwort mit einem Vokal beginnt
abbreviation: 1. Deutsche Mark (internationaler Währungscode)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dem
- der definite masculine nominative
- die definite feminine nominative
- das definite neuter nominative
- des definite genitive masculine
- den dative definite plural
- dessen genitive masculine singular
- deren feminine genitive singular
- derer feminine genitive singular
- denen dative plural
- demo- variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dem?
- /deːm/
- /dem/
- /dəm/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dem in German?
dem appears 5,754 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).