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CASE
Cases tell you what role the nouns play in the sentence.
German uses 4 cases:- Nominative, Accusative, Dative & Genitive.
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ARTICLE
Articles are the words « the » (definite) and « a » (indefinite) that introduce a noun.
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NOUN
Nouns are words that represent someone or something or an idea.
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ADJECTIVE
Adjectives are words that describe nouns.
e.g. Der große Mann
The tall man
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PRONOUN
Pronouns are short words that are used instead of a noun that has already been introduced.
Hier ist Johannes, er mein Bruder ist.
Here is John, he is my brother.
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VERB
Verbs express an action or state.
Die Katze fängt die Maus.
The cat catches the mouse
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ADVERB
Adverbs are words that describe or qualify an action.
Die Katze fängt schnell die Maus
The cat swiftly catches the mouse.
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CONJUNCTION
Conjunctions are words that join clauses.
Die Katze fängt schnell die Maus und isst sie.
The cat swiftly catches the mouse and eats it.
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PREPOSITION
Prepositions are used with nouns to say where, when, how or with whom something is happening.
Die Katze jagte die Maus über den Raum.
The cat chased the mouse across the room.
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GENDER
Every German noun has one of 3 genders:
masculine, feminine or neuter
Many German words change according to their gender.
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NUMBER
German nouns can be singular or plural.
Many German words change according to whether they are singular or plural.
Der Hund (the dog) - Die Hunde (the dogs)
