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What is the difference between the nominative case and the accusative case?

The nominative case is used to refer to who/what is doing the action, whilst the accusative case is used to refer to who/what the action is done to . Take for example the following sentence: Die Frau liest e...
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Answered by Belle L. • German tutor
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Sollte es in den Schulen ein Handyverbot geben?

Auf einer Seite sind Handys ein nutzliches Werkzeug, weil sie als Wörterbuch oder Taschenrechner benutzt werden können, um Schülern zu helfen, weiter zu lernen, Es würde auch bedeuten, dass die Schulen sovie...
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Answered by Bernadette R. • German tutor
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When do you use the Dative and when do you use the Accusative with the 'magic nine prepositions'?

The prepositions which can be followed by either Dative or Accusative are: oben, unter, neben, vor, hinter, zwischen, in, auf, an When there is movement involved then Accusative is used, however, if there is...
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Answered by Natalie K. • German tutor
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What kind of word orders exist in German?

Word order (syntax) in German is usually driven by the placement of the verb. The verb in German can be in the second position, initial position (verb first), and final position.
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Answered by Marta M. • German tutor
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How does dativ change definite articels of substantives?

der Mann >> dem Mann die Katze >> der Katze das Auto >> dem Auto die Kinder (Pl.) >> den Kinder n
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Answered by Marta M. • German tutor
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