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Accusative , Nominative , Dative , Genitive – part 2 – day 31

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•Er gab der Frau den Ball : Accusative (Direct Object): “den Ball” (the ball is what is being given, directly affected by the action).
• Dative (Indirect Object): “der Frau” (the woman is receiving the ball, indirectly affected by the action).

Accusative is the direct object is what’s accused of ! Is what’s being act on it !

Let’s start with an example : Er gab der Frau den Ball

Here the ball is accusative (direct object ) , • Accusative (Direct Object): “den Ball” (the ball is what is being given, directly affected by the action). • Dative (Indirect Object): “der Frau” (the woman is receiving the ball, indirectly affected by the action).
German Case Endings with Mnemonics

Masculine (der)

Case Ending Hint to Remember
Nominative -r “r” for “Ruler” – The subject (nominative) is the ruler (leader).
Accusative -n “n” for “Needing” – Direct object is needed (accusative).
Dative -m “m” for “Mover” – Dative involves giving/moving something (indirect object).
Genitive -s “s” for “Saving” – Possession, someone’s (genitive) belongings are saved.

Feminine (die)

Case Ending Hint to Remember
Nominative -e “e” for “Every” – Feminine subject leads with “die”, like every time.
Accusative -e “e” for “Exact” – No change, stays exact, feminine accusative remains die.
Dative -r “r” for “Receiver” – She receives something in the dative case (der).
Genitive -r “r” for “Ruler of Possession” – She owns or rules something in the genitive (der).

Neuter (das)

Case Ending Hint to Remember
Nominative -s “s” for “Simple” – Neutral is simple (das stays the same).
Accusative -s “s” for “Same” – Like nominative, accusative stays the same for neuter.
Dative -m “m” for “Medium” – Something goes “medium” (middle ground), neuter indirect object.
Genitive -s “s” for “Small Possession” – Small, neutral possession (des).

Plural (die)

Case Ending Hint to Remember
Nominative -e “e” for “Everyone” – The plural includes everyone (die).
Accusative -e “e” for “Equal” – Accusative stays equal for plural (die).
Dative -n “n” for “Numerous” – Dative plural gets an “n” to show numerous receivers (den).
Genitive -r “r” for “Riches” – Possession of a group (der), collective ownership.

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