Gender, articles & the Nominative/Accusative
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der bestimmte Artikel
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the definite article — der / die / das ('the')
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der unbestimmte Artikel
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the indefinite article — ein / eine ('a/an')
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der Nominativ
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nominative case — the SUBJECT (who/what does the action)
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der Akkusativ
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accusative case — the DIRECT OBJECT (who/what receives the action)
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maskulin: Nom. → Akk.
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der → den, ein → einen (the masculine article changes)
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feminin: Nom. → Akk.
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die → die, eine → eine (no change)
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neutrum: Nom. → Akk.
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das → das, ein → ein (no change)
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Der Hund schläft.
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The dog is sleeping. (der Hund = subject → Nominativ)
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Ich sehe den Hund.
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I see the dog. (den Hund = direct object → Akkusativ, der→den)
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kein → keinen
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negative 'kein' follows 'ein': masculine object → «keinen Hund»
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Which article changes between Nominativ and Akkusativ?
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Only the masculine: der→den, ein→einen, kein→keinen. Feminine die, neuter das and plural die stay the same.
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How do you find the case of a noun?
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Ask: does it DO the verb (subject → Nominativ) or does the action fall ON it (direct object → Akkusativ)?
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What happens to the article after 'sein' (to be)?
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It STAYS Nominativ — «Er ist ein Lehrer», never «einen Lehrer». 'sein' and 'werden' keep the Nominative.
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What is the most common Nominativ/Akkusativ error?
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Leaving a masculine object as «der/ein» instead of «den/einen», or changing a feminine/neuter article that should stay the same.
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