Grammar

Die vier Fälle

German nouns change their article (and sometimes their ending) depending on the case. Learn the matrix once, then drill it with the words you already know from Der Körper.

The declension table

GenusNomAkkDatGen
der
Maskulin
der
Kopf
den
Kopf
dem
Kopf
des
Kopfes
die
Feminin
die
Nase
die
Nase
der
Nase
der
Nase
das
Neutrum
das
Haar
das
Haar
dem
Haar
des
Haares
die (pl.)
Plural
die
Köpfe
die
Köpfe
den
Köpfen
der
Köpfe
  • NomSubject — who/what is doing.
  • AkkDirect object — who/what is being acted on.
  • DatIndirect object — to/for whom; many prepositions.
  • GenPossession — of whom/what.

Each case in action — using der Kopf

  • Nominativ

    Der Kopf ist hier.

  • Akkusativ

    Ich sehe den Kopf.

  • Dativ

    Mit dem Kopf.

  • Genitiv

    Die Farbe des Kopfes.

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