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1
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What are the four cases in German declension?

A

Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Genitive

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True or False: The nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence.

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True

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Fill in the blank: The accusative case is primarily used for the __________ of a sentence.

A

direct object

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4
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Which case is used to indicate possession in German?

A

Genitive

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5
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What is the Dative case used for?

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To indicate the indirect object of a sentence

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6
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Identify the case: ‘Der Hund’ in ‘Der Hund bellt.’

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Nominative

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In the sentence ‘Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch’, what is ‘dem Mann’ in terms of case?

A

Dative

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8
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What do definite articles in German change based on?

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The case, gender, and number of the noun

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9
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True or False: In German, adjectives must also be declined based on case.

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True

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10
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What is the genitive form of ‘der Lehrer’ (the teacher)?

A

des Lehrers

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Fill in the blank: The accusative definite article for masculine nouns is __________.

A

den

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12
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Which of the following is a dative preposition? (a) für (b) mit (c) über

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b) mit

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What is the nominative form of ‘die Katze’ in plural?

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die Katzen

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14
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How do you form the genitive case for plural nouns in German?

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Typically by adding -er or -n, depending on the noun

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15
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Identify the case: ‘Ich sehe die Frau.’

A

Accusative

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16
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What is the function of the preposition ‘für’?

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It takes the accusative case

17
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True or False: The dative case is used after the preposition ‘zu’.

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What is the plural form of ‘der Junge’ (the boy) in the nominative case?

19
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Fill in the blank: The dative definite article for feminine nouns is __________.

20
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Which case is used for ‘von’ in a sentence?

21
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What is the accusative form of ‘das Buch’?

22
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Identify the case: ‘Ich gebe das Buch dem Kind.’

23
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What is the genitive plural form of ‘die Stadt’ (the city)?

24
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True or False: ‘mit’ is used with the accusative case.

25
What is the dative form of 'der Tisch' (the table)?
dem Tisch
26
Fill in the blank: The nominative definite article for neuter nouns is __________.
das
27
Which case is used for direct addresses in German?
Vocative
28
What is the accusative form of 'die Blume' (the flower)?
die Blume
29
What is the function of the preposition 'mit'?
It takes the dative case
30
Identify the case: 'Das Buch gehört dem Mädchen.'
Dative
31
What is the genitive form of 'die Frau' (the woman)?
der Frau
32
True or False: The plural form of nouns in the genitive case always ends with -s.
False
33
What is the nominative plural form of 'das Auto' (the car)?
die Autos
34
Fill in the blank: 'Der Mann' in the accusative case becomes __________.
den Mann
35
Which of the following is an example of a genitive preposition? (a) durch (b) wegen (c) mit
b) wegen
36
What is the function of the preposition 'an'?
It can take either the accusative or dative case depending on context
37
Identify the case: 'Das Geschenk ist für die Kinder.'
Accusative