{"id":95,"date":"2024-01-01T14:20:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=95"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:17:53","slug":"artikel-im-nominativ-und-akkusativ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/artikel-im-nominativ-und-akkusativ\/","title":{"rendered":"Artikel im Nominativ und Akkusativ"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">German Grammar for Beginners: Nominative and Accusative<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In English, words do not change much when you move them around. In German, the words for &#8220;the&#8221; (<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"96\">der, die, das<\/b>) and &#8220;a&#8221; (<b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"120\">ein, eine<\/b>) change depending on what they do in the sentence. These roles are called <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"204\">cases<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"5\">1. The Nominative Case (The Subject)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Nominative<\/b> case is the &#8220;starting form&#8221; of a noun. It is the person or thing doing the action in the sentence. We call this the <b data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"131\">subject<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"7\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">Der Hund bellt.<\/i> (The dog is barking.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Why?<\/b> The dog is doing the action (barking), so it is Nominative.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"8\">2. The Accusative Case (The Direct Object)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Accusative<\/b> case is used for the person or thing receiving the action. We call this the <b data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"91\">direct object<\/b>.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"10\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example:<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">Ich sehe den Hund.<\/i> (I see the dog.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Why?<\/b> &#8220;Ich&#8221; (I) am doing the seeing, and the dog is being seen. The dog receives the action, so it is Accusative.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"12\">The Secret Trick: Only Masculine Changes!<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Here is some very good news for A1 learners: when you change a sentence from Nominative to Accusative, <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"103\">only masculine nouns change<\/b>. Feminine, neutral, and plural words stay exactly the same!<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Look at how the articles change:<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"15\">For Masculine Nouns (e.g., <i data-path-to-node=\"15\" data-index-in-node=\"27\">Hund<\/i> \/ Dog)<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nominative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Der<\/b> Hund<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Accusative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Den<\/b> Hund<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nominative (A):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"16,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\">Ein<\/b> Hund<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Accusative (A):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"16,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"16\">Einen<\/b> Hund<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"17\">For Feminine Nouns (e.g., <i data-path-to-node=\"17\" data-index-in-node=\"26\">Frau<\/i> \/ Woman)<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"18\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nominative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"18,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Die<\/b> Frau<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Accusative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Die<\/b> Frau <i data-path-to-node=\"18,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\">(No change!)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"19\">For Neutral Nouns (e.g., <i data-path-to-node=\"19\" data-index-in-node=\"25\">Kind<\/i> \/ Child)<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"20\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Nominative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"20,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Das<\/b> Kind<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Accusative (The):<\/b> <b data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Das<\/b> Kind <i data-path-to-node=\"20,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\">(No change!)<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"22\">Simple Summary Table<\/h3>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"23\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Gender<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Nominative (Subject)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Accusative (Object)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Masculine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">der<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">ein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,1,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">den<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">einen<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Feminine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">die<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">eine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,2,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">die<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">eine<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Neutral<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">das<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">ein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"23,3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">das<\/b> \/ <b data-path-to-node=\"23,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"6\">ein<\/b><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"25\">Practice Sentences<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26\">Try to spot the difference in these simple A1 examples:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"27\">\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,0\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das ist <b data-path-to-node=\"27,0\" data-index-in-node=\"8\">ein<\/b> Mann.<\/i> (That is a man. -&gt; Nominative)<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,1\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ich liebe <b data-path-to-node=\"27,1\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">einen<\/b> Mann.<\/i> (I love a man. -&gt; Accusative)<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,2\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Hier ist <b data-path-to-node=\"27,2\" data-index-in-node=\"9\">der<\/b> Kaffee.<\/i> (Here is the coffee. -&gt; Nominative)<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"27,3\"><i data-path-to-node=\"27,3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Ich trinke <b data-path-to-node=\"27,3\" data-index-in-node=\"11\">den<\/b> Kaffee.<\/i> (I am drinking the coffee. -&gt; Accusative)<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Grammar for Beginners: Nominative and Accusative In English, words do not change much when you move them around. In German, the words for &#8220;the&#8221; (der, die, das) and &#8220;a&#8221; (ein, eine) change depending on what they do in the sentence. These roles are called cases. 1. 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