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How does it work with the casus ("Fälle")?

There are four different casus (Fälle) which apply to a noun in German. There is Nominativ, Akkusativ, Genitiv and Dativ. Every casus has a different role. For example: You would use the Nominativ if the nou...
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Answered by Amelie P. • German tutor
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Which prepositions take the accusative?

The accusative word in a sentence is the direct object. It also appears after the use of these prepositions. für - For um - Around/for/at (time) durch - Through gegen - Against entlang - Along bis - Until oh...
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Answered by Georgia D. • German tutor
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Which prepositions takes the dative?

aus - From bei - At mit - With nach - To (a place) - after/past (time) seit - Since von - From zu - To gegenüber - Opposite außer - Except for
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Answered by Georgia D. • German tutor
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Can you explain the use of 'der', 'die', 'das' and 'ein', 'eine'?

In German, articles are a bit more complicated than in English. Instead of only using 'the', you have 'der', 'die' and 'das' which are all definite articles. 'Der' is masculin, 'die' is feminine and 'das' is...
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Answered by Naomi Z. • German tutor
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How do I know if a noun is 'der', 'die' or 'das'?

Think of the noun and its gender as a married couple ! You need to learn the gender of a noun at the same time as learning the noun itself. There are also some tricks to knowing whether a noun is 'der', 'die...
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Answered by Flora L. • German tutor
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