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Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2014

The cases. A very useful chart

The following charts show the four cases with the definite article (der, die, das), the indefinite article. Changes from the nominative (subject) case are indicated in red. The knowing of the endings of the articles for different cases is imperative if you want to speak German. So try to memorize this chart.
Definite Articles (the)
Fall
Case
Männlich
Masculine
Weiblich
Feminine
Sächlich
Neuter
Mehrzahl
Plural
Nomderdiedasdie
Akkdendiedasdie
Datdemderdemden
Gendesderdesder
Indefinite Articles (a/an)
Fall
Case
Männlich
Masculine
Weiblich
Feminine
Sächlich
Neuter
Mehrzahl
Plural
Nomeineineeinkeine*
Akkeineneineeinkeine*
Dateinemeinereinemkeinen*
Geneineseinereineskeiner*
*Note: keine is the negative of eine, which has no plural form. But keine (no/none) can be used in the plural: "Er hat keine Bücher." (He has no books.) - "In Venedig gibt es keine Autos." (In Venice there are no cars.)


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