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Nominative Case and Accusative Case. Subject and Direct Object. Articles and Gender. Definite & Indefinite Articles Noun Gender. What is a Definite Article?. In English, there is only 1: the In German, there are more: der die das den. What is an Indefinite Article?.
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Nominative Caseand Accusative Case Subject and Direct Object
Articles and Gender Definite& Indefinite Articles Noun Gender
What is a Definite Article? • In English, there is only 1: • the • In German, there are more: • der • die • das • den
What is an Indefinite Article? • In English, they are: • a • an • In German they include: • ein • eine • einen
Noun Gender • All singular nouns in German have gender: • Masculine • Feminine • Neuter • Plural Nouns do not have gender, they are just plural.
Nominative Case • “Dictionary Form” for all nouns • Used to indicate the subject • Das Auto fährt schnell. • Also used after the verb sein • Das Kind ist ein Junge.
Accusative Case • Used for Direct Objects • Das Kind sieht einen Junge. • Used after an Accusative Preposition. • Das Auto fährt durch die Stadt.
Accusative Prepositions • durch durch die Tür • für für das Mädchen • gegen gegen den Schrank • ohne ohne die Freunde • um um die Ecke