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    The document summarizes the four German cases - nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. It provides examples for how each case is used, including which prepositions they follow and how they affect the endings of nouns, adjectives and articles. The nominative case indicates the subject of the sentence. The accusative case indicates the direct object. The dative case indicates the indirect object or recipient of an action. The genitive case indicates possession or belonging.

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    The document summarizes the four German cases - nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. It provides examples for how each case is used, including which prepositions they follow and how they affect the endings of nouns, adjectives and articles. The nominative case indicates the subject of the sentence. The accusative case indicates the direct object. The dative case indicates the indirect object or recipient of an action. The genitive case indicates possession or belonging.

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    How the German Cases work

    Nominative, Accusative, Dative and


    Genitive

    The German Cases


    Right, lets get stuck into the heart of the German language, the cases. There are four cases in
    the German language: nominative, accusative, dative and genitive. The cases are an important
    part of German grammar as they are responsible for the endings of adjectives, indefinite
    articles and when to use which personal pronoun. Lets have a closer look below. Learn and
    enjoy the German language with Jabbalab!

    The Nominative Case


    Masculine

    Feminine

    Neutral

    Definite Article

    der Mann

    die Frau

    das Haus

    Indefinite Article

    ein Mann

    eine Frau

    ein Haus

    The nominative case is used for a person, animal or thing which is doing the action. In this
    case, you will be able to ask: Who/What did or is something? The nominative case is always
    used after the verbs sein and werden.
    Example sentences:
    Der Mann schlft. Who sleeps?
    Die Frau kocht. Who cooks?
    Es ist ein schnes Haus. What is beautiful?

    The Accusative Case

    Definite Article
    Indefinite Article

    Masculine

    Feminine

    Neutral

    den Mann

    die Frau

    das Haus

    einen Mann

    eine Frau

    ein Haus

    The accusative case is used for a person, animal or thing which is directly affected by the
    action of the verb. The accusative is also used after certain prepositions.
    Example sentences:
    Ich sehe den Mann. What do I see?
    Wir haben die Torte gegessen. What have we eaten?
    Er hat ein Foto gemacht. What has he made?
    You can see that the noun in the sentence here is always directly affected by the verb.

    The Dative Case


    Definite Article
    Indefinite Article

    Masculine

    Feminine

    Neutral

    dem Mann

    der Frau

    dem Haus

    einem Mann

    einer Frau

    einem Haus

    The dative case is used to show the indirect object of a verb. An indirect object is a person,
    animal or a thing the action is intended to benefit or harm. You are able to ask: Who
    to/for or to/for what? In most situations you can also ask whom. The dative case is also used
    after certain prepositions.
    Example sentences:
    Ich gab der Frau einen Apfel. Who did I give an Apple to?
    Er hilft dem Mann beim Putzen. Whom did he help to clean?
    Er gibt einem Mdchen einen Kuss. Who did he give a kiss to?

    The Genitive Case


    Definite Article
    Indefinite Article

    Masculine

    Feminine

    Neutral

    des Mannes

    der Frau

    des Hauses

    eines Mannes

    einer Frau

    eines Hauses

    des Lehrers

    des Mdchens

    eines Lehrers

    eines Mdchens

    The genitive case is used to show, that something belongs to someone. Youre able to
    ask: Whose? The genitive case is also used after certain prepositions.
    Note:
    -s is added to masculine and neuter nouns ending in: en, el or er.
    e.g. der Lehrer des Lehrers
    e.g. der Geldbeutel des Geldbeutels
    e.g. das Eisen des Eisens
    -es is added to the most masculine and neuter nouns of one syllable ending in a consonant.
    e.g. der Mann des Mannes
    e.g. das Pferd des Pferdes
    Example sentences:
    Das Haus der Frau ist blau. Whose house is blue?
    Das Auto des Mannes ist schwarz. Whose car is black?
    Das Hufeisen des Pferdes ist kaputt. Whose horseshoe is broken?
    Die Farbe des Geldbeutels ist braun. Whose colour is brown?
    Das Auto des Lehrers ist grn. Whose car is green?
    Die Tasche des Mdchens ist gelb. Whose bag is yellow?
    Das ist die Telefonnummer einer Freundin. Whose telephone number is that?

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