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German Four Cases: Nominative to Genitive

German case system flashcards — functions, definite articles, and common preposition triggers.

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  1. 01
    What is the nominative case used for?
    The subject of the sentence (and predicate nominatives after sein/werden/bleiben).
    nominative
  2. 02
    What is the accusative case used for?
    The direct object, and after certain prepositions / with motion toward a destination (Wechselpräpositionen).
    accusative
  3. 03
    What is the dative case used for?
    The indirect object, and after dative prepositions / location with Wechselpräpositionen.
    dative
  4. 04
    What is the genitive case used for?
    Possession / “of” relationships, and after certain genitive prepositions (trotz, während, wegen, statt…).
    genitive
  5. 05
    Give the masculine definite article in all four cases (der-word).
    Nom der · Akk den · Dat dem · Gen des
    articles
  6. 06
    Give the feminine definite article in all four cases.
    Nom die · Akk die · Dat der · Gen der
    articles
  7. 07
    Give the neuter definite article in all four cases.
    Nom das · Akk das · Dat dem · Gen des
    articles
  8. 08
    Give the plural definite article in all four cases.
    Nom die · Akk die · Dat den · Gen der
    articles
  9. 09
    Name common two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen).
    an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen — accusative for motion, dative for location.
    prepositions
  10. 10
    Name common pure dative prepositions.
    aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu (and gegenüber).
    prepositions
  11. 11
    Name common pure accusative prepositions.
    durch, für, gegen, ohne, um (and bis).
    prepositions
  12. 12
    “Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch.” Identify cases of Mann and Buch.
    Mann = dative (indirect object); Buch = accusative (direct object).
    examples