"einem neugierigen Journalisten". I know that "einem" is incorrect and so ist "einen". But for the life of me, I cannot figure out what the correct dativ plural form of this should be! What am I not realizing?
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Your assumption is wrong. »Ich gebe einem neugierigen Journalisten ein Interview« is absolutely correct and high-quality standard German. The bold marked part is dative singular. There is no plural in this sentence. Next time please post complete sentences, not just 3 words without any context.– Hubert SchölnastCommented Sep 30, 2017 at 11:44
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Einem is singular, because it means one. German has no indefinite plural article.
Indefinite article:
Wem haben Sie das gesagt? – Einem neugierigen Journalisten. (Singular männlich)
Wem haben Sie das gesagt? – Neugierigen Journalisten. (Plural)
Definite article:
Wem haben Sie das gesagt? – Dem neugierigen Journalisten. (Singular männlich)
Wem haben Sie das gesagt? – Den neugierigen Journalisten. (Plural)
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3You could consider the pronoun "vielen" as an indefinite plural. It is often used as a replacement.– tofroCommented Sep 29, 2017 at 14:08
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Indefinite is only the solution in the answer. All your other comments are suggesting specificity in characterizing the journalists. I won't go into details, as this is a comment, but bear in mind that those words are not a replacement for the missing plural indefinite article. To find out the meaning of those words, I suggest a new question ;)– thymaroCommented Sep 30, 2017 at 6:35