Accusative Case

Question 1

Accusative Case

Answer 1

The accusative case corresponds to direct objects. Here are the accusativeformsof the definite and indefinite articles. Note that only the masculine changes in this case.

Question 2

Definite and Indefinite Articles

Answer 2

Article. Masc. Fem. Neuter Plural
Definite den die das die
Indefinite einen eine ein keine

Question 3

Note:

Answer 3

Some masculine nouns add an -(e)n to the accusative form, such as international nouns ending in-t(Dirigent, Komponist,Patient, Polizist, Soldat, Student, Tourist, Journalist); nouns ending in -e denoting male persons or animals (Drache, Junge, Kunde, Löwe, Neffe, Riese, Vorfahre, Zeuge); and the following nouns: Elefant,Herr, Mensch, Nachbar. Andwen(whom) is the accusative of wer (who).

Question 4

Personal Pronouns -Nominative & Accusative

Answer 4

Nominative | Accusative
ich I | mich me 
wir we |  uns us 
du you | dich you 
ihr you | euch you 
er he | ihn him 
sie they | sie them 
sie she | sie her 
Sie you | Sie you 
es it | es it

Question 5

German vs. English

Answer 5

German uses the case system to show the function of a word in a sentence, whereas English relies mainly on word order. Take, for example, the following sentences: Ich esse den Apfeltranslates intoI eat the apple. In German, you can switch the word order around without affecting the meaning. Den Apfel esse ichis alsoI eat the apple, but in English, if you were to change word order, you would have to saythe apple eats me. English does not accommodate for the direct object to be placed before the subject and verb like German does. Usually, word order reflects (subjective) focus: the noun having the speakers focus is usually put as much as possible towards the beginning of a sentence.