Cases Flashcards
(27 cards)
Nominative case
Who or what
Wer oder was?
Genitive case
Whose?
Wessen?
Indicates possessions
Dative case
To whom or to what?
Wem?
Accusative case
Whom or what?
Wen?
Der in genitive
Des
Die in genitive
Der
Das in genitive
Des
Ein (male) in genitive
Eines
Eine (female) in genitive
Einer
Ein (neutral) in genitive
Eines
One syllable nouns in genitive
Take an “es”
Multisyllable nouns in genitive
Take an “s”
Masculine nouns ending in “E” in genitive
Add an “n”
EX: der Junge –> des Jungen
Masculine nouns ending in “Ent” in genitive
Add an “en”
EX: der Agent –> des Agenten
Feminine and plural nouns in genitive
Usually do not change
Names in genitive
Get an s (unless the name ends with an s sound. Then add an ‘ “
EX: lenas hund, alex’ hund
Der in dative
Dem
Die in dative
Der
Das in dative
Dem
Masculine nouns then end in e in dative
Add “en” (same as in genitive)
Masculine nouns that end in “ent”
Add “en” (same as genitive)
Plural nouns in dative that do not end in s or n
die Vater –> den vatern
Nouns that end in S do not change
Der in accusative
Den
Die in accusative
Die
