Genders and cases in German

In German there are three genders for nouns: masculine, feminine and neuter. There are some rules for each gender regarding how the words are formed, however the best bet is to learn each gender with the words.

There are also four cases in German: the nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object) and genitive (this isn't particularly important as even Germans drop it). These affect how the words 'the' and 'a' are formed.

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Du bist mit deiner Familie auf Urlaub. Schreib eine E-Mail an deinen Freund in der Schweiz, in der du ihm beschreibst, wie der Urlaub läuft.


Translate the following passage into German: "I get on very well with my brother. We went last year to Spain and we swam in the sea and ate in many restaurants."


Wie kann man umweltfreundlich reisen?


Was kauft man in der Bäckerei? A. Ein Fernseher B. Brötchen C. Ein Kleiderschrank