What are the different cases in German and how do I know which to use?
There are 4 main cases in German, the nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive.
The nominative case is the subject of the sentence: what is doing the action - 'THE MAN throws the ball'
The accusative case is the object of the sentence: what is having the action done to it - 'the man throws THE BALL'
The dative case is the indirect object: what recieves the object in the accusative - 'the man throws the ball to THE DOG'
The genitive case shows possession: who owns the object - 'the DOG's ball' (the ball OF THE DOG)
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