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 Kleidung.

The declension table

GenusNomAkkDatGen
der
Maskulin
der
Schal
den
Schal
dem
Schal
des
Schals
die
Feminin
die
Bluse
die
Bluse
der
Bluse
der
Bluse
das
Neutrum
das
Hemd
das
Hemd
dem
Hemd
des
Hemdes
die (pl.)
Plural
die
Hemden
die
Hemden
den
Hemden
der
Hemden
  • 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 Schal

  • Nominativ

    Der Schal ist hier.

  • Akkusativ

    Ich sehe den Schal.

  • Dativ

    Mit dem Schal.

  • Genitiv

    Die Farbe des Schals.

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