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 Im Haus.

The declension table

GenusNomAkkDatGen
der
Maskulin
der
Tisch
den
Tisch
dem
Tisch
des
Tischs
die
Feminin
die
Tür
die
Tür
der
Tür
der
Tür
das
Neutrum
das
Fenster
das
Fenster
dem
Fenster
des
Fensters
die (pl.)
Plural
die
Tische
die
Tische
den
Tischen
der
Tische
  • 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 Tisch

  • Nominativ

    Der Tisch ist hier.

  • Akkusativ

    Ich sehe den Tisch.

  • Dativ

    Mit dem Tisch.

  • Genitiv

    Die Farbe des Tischs.

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Cases test

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