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German Cases Flashcards

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What are the four cases in German?

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  • nominative
  • accusative
  • genitive
  • dative
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What is the nominative case used for?

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  • the subject of the sentence
  • after verbs like sein, werden
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The girl sings

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Das Mädchen singt

Mädchen is the subject

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The cat is sleeping

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Die Katze schläft

Katze is the subject

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He is a good teacher

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Er ist ein guter Lehrer

Lehrer is being used with sein

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This will be a sweater

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Das wird ein Pullover

Pullover is being used with werden

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What is the accusative case used for?

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  • the direct object of the sentence
  • after certain prepositions
  • after certain prepositions with movement;
  • expressions of time and place
  • set expressions
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I see the dog

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Ich sehe den Hund

Hund is the direct object

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He sang a song

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Er hat ein Lied gesungen

Lied is the direct object

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It’s for his girlfriend

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Es ist für seine Freundin

The preposition für takes the accusative case

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It’s difficult without a car

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Es ist schwierig ohne einen Wagen

The preposition ohne takes the accusative case

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I got sick because of smoking

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Durch das Rauchen wurde ich krank

The preposition durch takes the accusative case

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Put your bike next to my car

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Stell dein Rad neben mein Auto

The preposition neben takes the accusative case with movement

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They put a board over the hole

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Sie legten ein Brett über das Loch

The preposition über takes the accusative case with movement

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She does this every Thursday

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Das macht sie jeden Donnerstag

Many expressions of time and place take the accusative case

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The school is one kilometer away

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Die Schule ist einen Kilometer entfernt

Many expressions of time and place take the accusative case

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Good evening

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Guten Abend

Some set expressions take the accusative case

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Thank you

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Vielen Dank

Some set expressions take the accusative case

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What is the genitive case used for?

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  • to show who owns something
  • after certain prepositions
  • some expressions of time
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The woman’s car was red

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Das Auto der Frau war rot

Frau is in the genitive case to show ownership

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Because of the bad weather

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Wegen des schlechten Wetters

The preposition wegen takes the genitive case

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Despite her illness, she goes for a walk every day

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Trotz ihrer Krankheit geht sie jeden Tag spazieren

The preposition trotz takes the genitive case

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someday

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eines Tages

Some expressions of time use the genitive case

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What is the dative case used for?

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  • the indirect object of the sentence
  • after certain verbs
  • after certain prepositions
  • after certain prepositions with position
  • expressions of time and place
  • set expressions
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He gave the book to the man

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Er gab dem Mann das Buch

dem Mann is the indirect object

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He helps his mother around the house

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Er hilft seiner Mutter im Haushalt

The verb helfen takes the dative

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After dinner we went for a walk

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Nach dem Essen gingen wir spazieren

The preposition nach takes the dative case

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I’m sitting next to the window

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Ich sitze neben dem Fenster

The preposition neben takes the dative case

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The cat was under the table

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Die Katze lag unter dem Tisch

The preposition unter takes the dative case withe position

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I’m cold

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Mir ist kalt

Certain expressions take the dative case

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I washed my hair

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Ich habe mir die Haare gewaschen

Instead of a poss adjectives, a dative pronoun is used with body parts

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Take off your jacket

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Lieh dir die Jacke aus

Instead of a possesive adjectives, a dative pronoun is used with clothes

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What are the nominative definite articles?

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  • der (masc)
  • die (fem)
  • das (neut)
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What are the nominative indefinite articles?

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  • ein (masc)
  • eine (fem)
  • ein (neut)
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the car

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der Wagen

The nominative masculine definite article is der

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a car

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ein Wagen

The nominative masculine indefinite article is ein

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the can

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die Dose

The nominative feminine definite article is die

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a can

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eine Dose

The nominative feminine indefinite article is eine

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the song

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das Lied

The nominative neuter definite article is das

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a song

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ein Lied

The nominative neuter indefinite article is ein

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What are the accusative definite articles?

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  • den (masc)
  • die (fem)
  • das (neut)
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What are the accusative indefinite articles?

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  • einen (masc)
  • eine (fem)
  • ein (neut)
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the car (accusative)

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den Wagen

The accusative masculine definite article is den

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a car (accusative)

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einen Wagen

The accusative masculine indefinite article is einen

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the can (accusative)

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die Dose

The accusative feminine definite article is die

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a can (accusative)

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eine Dose

The accusative feminine indefinite article is eine

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the song (accusative)

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das Lied

The accusative neuter definite article is das

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a song (accusative)

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ein Lied

the accusative neuter indefinite article is ein

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What are the genitive definite articles?

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  • des (masc)
  • der (fem)
  • des (neut)
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What are the genitive indefinite articles?

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  • eines (masc)
  • einer (fem)
  • eines (neut)
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the car (genitive)

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des Wagens

The genitive masc definite article is des, plus s/es is added to noun

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a car (genitive)

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eines Wagens

The genitive masc indef article is eines, plus s/es is added to noun

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the can (genitive)

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der Dose

The genitive feminine definite article is der

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a can (genitive)

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einer Dose

The genitive feminine indefinite article is einer

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the song (genitive)

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des Lieds

The gen neut definite article is des, s/es is generally added to noun

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a song (genitive)

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eines Lieds

The gen neut indef article is eines, s/es is generally added to noun

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What are the dative definite articles?

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  • dem (masc)
  • der (fem)
  • dem (neut)
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What are the dative indefinite articles?

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  • einem (masc)
  • einer (fem)
  • einem (neut)
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the car (dative)

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dem Wagen

The dative masculine definite article is dem

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a car (dative)

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einem Wagen

The dative masculine indefinite article is einem

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the can (dative)

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der Dose

The dative feminine definite article is der

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a can (dative)

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einer Dose

The dative feminine indefinite article is einer

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the song (dative)

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dem Lied

The dative neuter definite article is dem

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a song (dative)

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einem Lied

The dative neuter indefinite article is einem

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