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 Familie.

The declension table

GenusNomAkkDatGen
der
Maskulin
der
Vater
den
Vater
dem
Vater
des
Vaters
die
Feminin
die
Mutter
die
Mutter
der
Mutter
der
Mutter
das
Neutrum
das
Kind
das
Kind
dem
Kind
des
Kindes
die (pl.)
Plural
die
Mütter
die
Mütter
den
Müttern
der
Mütter
  • 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 Vater

  • Nominativ

    Der Vater ist hier.

  • Akkusativ

    Ich sehe den Vater.

  • Dativ

    Mit dem Vater.

  • Genitiv

    Die Farbe des Vaters.

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Cases test

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