Akkusativ

• What are the definite articles for the accusative case?

  • Den (m)
  • Die (f)
  • Das (n)
  • Die (pl)
• What are the indefinite articles for the accusative case?

  • einen (m)
  • eine (f)
  • ein (n)
  • (k)eine (pl)
• When to use the accusative case?

  The ‘direct object’ of the verb - the ‘thing’ having the verb done to it e.g. the dog (subject) ate (verb) the meat (direct object)
• Prepositions triggering the accusative case

  • F ür (for)
  • U m (about/ around /at (time))
  • D urch (through)
  • G egen (against)
  • E ntlang (along)
  • B is (until/ up to)
  • O hne (without)
  • W ider (against) - old fashioned
• Wechselpräpositionen (dual prepositions) akk. or Dativ

  • In (in)
  • an (on)
  • auf (on)
  • hinter (behind)
  • unter (under)
  • über (above/ over)
  • vor (in front of)
  • zwischen (between)
  • neben (next to)
• Movement from one place to another, use accusative
• How to pronouns change in the accusative? (direct object)

  • mich (ich)
  • dich (du)
  • ihn (er)
  • sie (sie)
  • es (es)
  • uns (wir)
  • ihr (euch)
  • Sie/ sie
• Relative pronouns

  -den (masc.)

  -die (fem.)

  -das (neut.)

  -die (pl.)