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The case system in English is not really used anymore so it's a common for difficulty for native English learners of German to get their heads round it! In German there are 4 cases which change articles (...

Whether the noun begins with den or der depends on the case it is in (and the rule works in the same way for the articles ein/mein/etc). The case is determined by the role the noun is playing in a particu...

That's right, German has three words for English 'it'! But don't worry, there's a rule which lets you pick the right one! German nouns have grammatical gender and can be masculine (der), feminine (die), o...

Here are the steps you need to follow when you are writing about a prose passage in German: 1) When close-reading the passage the first time: Get a first impression of the text a...

The accusative is used for the direct object of a sentence. The direct object is the word (normally a noun) that receives the action of the verb. Example:Der Hund frisst den Toast - The dog eats the toast...