Grammar Cases - Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative

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These flashcards cover key grammatical cases in German, including their definitions, uses, and examples to aid in understanding and recall.

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Nominative Case

Used for the subject of the main verb where subject and verb agree.

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Example of Nominative Case

Der Fußballspieler schießt ein Tor.

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Accusative Case

Used for the direct object of a verb.

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Nominative after certain verbs

Example: Er ist ein Mann, NOT Er ist einen Mann.

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Genitive Case

Indicates possession; similar to the English 'of'.

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Accusative prepositions

Always followed by the accusative case: ohne, für, um, durch, gegen.

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Dative Case

Used for the indirect object of the verb.

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Accusative in greetings

Examples include: Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Guten Tag!

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Dative with certain verbs

Example: Sie hat ihm geholfen (help someone).

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Nominative case examples

Der Zug war heute pünktlich.

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Dative case idiomatic uses

Example: Ich öffnete ihr die Tür (opened the door for her).

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Nominative for comparisons

Example: Er ist älter als ich, NOT als mich/mir.

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Genitive examples

Das Haus meines Bruders.

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Dative prepositions

Common prepositions that take the dative: aus, außer, bei, mit.

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Nominative case personal pronouns

ich, du, er, sie, es, wir, ihr, Sie, sie.

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Genitive with prepositions

Examples: während, wegen, trotz.

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Accusative time phrases

Example: letzten Dienstag.

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Dative meaning 'to' or 'for'

Used to express an action directed to someone.