Cases

Question 1

Accusative endings

Answer 1

masc - den
fem - die
neut - das
plu - die

Question 2

Accusative when to use

Answer 2

used for a person/thing that is directly affected by the action. e.g ich sehe den Mann

Question 3

Nominative endings

Answer 3

Masc- der
Fem - die
Neut - das
Plu - die

Question 4

Nominative when to use

Answer 4

used for person/thing that is doing the action. Who/what is doing the something? e.g Der Mann schlaft

Question 5

Dative endings

Answer 5

Masc - dem
Fem - der
Neut - dem
Plu - den

Question 6

Dative when to use

Answer 6

used to show the indirect object of a verb. An indirect object is a person/thing the action is intended to benefit or harm. e.g Ich gab der Frau einen Apfel - Who did I give an apple to?

Question 7

Genitive endings

Answer 7

Masc - des
Fem - der
Neut - des
Plu - der

Question 8

Genitive when to use

Answer 8

used to show that something belongs to someone. e.g Das Auto des Mannes ist Schwarz - Whose car is black?