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What are the four cases in German declension?
Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Genitive
True or False: The nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence.
True
Fill in the blank: The accusative case is primarily used for the __________ of a sentence.
direct object
Which case is used to indicate possession in German?
Genitive
What is the Dative case used for?
To indicate the indirect object of a sentence
Identify the case: ‘Der Hund’ in ‘Der Hund bellt.’
Nominative
In the sentence ‘Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch’, what is ‘dem Mann’ in terms of case?
Dative
What do definite articles in German change based on?
The case, gender, and number of the noun
True or False: In German, adjectives must also be declined based on case.
True
What is the genitive form of ‘der Lehrer’ (the teacher)?
des Lehrers
Fill in the blank: The accusative definite article for masculine nouns is __________.
den
Which of the following is a dative preposition? (a) für (b) mit (c) über
b) mit
What is the nominative form of ‘die Katze’ in plural?
die Katzen
How do you form the genitive case for plural nouns in German?
Typically by adding -er or -n, depending on the noun
Identify the case: ‘Ich sehe die Frau.’
Accusative
What is the function of the preposition ‘für’?
It takes the accusative case
True or False: The dative case is used after the preposition ‘zu’.
True
What is the plural form of ‘der Junge’ (the boy) in the nominative case?
die Jungen
Fill in the blank: The dative definite article for feminine nouns is __________.
der
Which case is used for ‘von’ in a sentence?
Genitive
What is the accusative form of ‘das Buch’?
das Buch
Identify the case: ‘Ich gebe das Buch dem Kind.’
Dative
What is the genitive plural form of ‘die Stadt’ (the city)?
der Städte
True or False: ‘mit’ is used with the accusative case.
False