The 4 German cases explained
German has four cases that change the articles depending on a word's role in the sentence. Here's the overview.
Nominative — the subject
Who/what does the action.
Der Mann liestThe man reads
Accusative — direct object
der → den for masculine.
Ich sehe den MannI see the man
Dative — indirect object
To/for whom.
Ich gebe dem Mann das BuchI give the man the book
Genitive — possession
Shows belonging.
das Auto des Mannesthe man's car
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- German has four cases that change the articles depending on a word's role in the sentence. Here's the overview.
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- "The man reads" is "Der Mann liest" in German.
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