Cases
4 articles- Accusative Case — Akkusativ★★
The Accusative is the case of the direct object — the person or thing directly affected by the verb's action.
- Dative Case — Dativ★★★
The Dative marks the indirect object — describing to whom or for whom an action is done. All genders change in the Dative.
- The Genitive Case — Showing Possession★★★
The Genitive case in German is used to show that something belongs to someone, similar to 's in English. It changes article and adjective endings.
- Nominative Case — Nominativ★★
The Nominative is the case of the subject — the person or thing performing the action. It is the base form of all nouns.