{"id":7772,"date":"2013-01-03T10:38:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T09:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2013-01-07T16:36:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T15:36:51","slug":"accusative-case-with-examples-and-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/7772\/accusative-case-with-examples-and-test","title":{"rendered":"Accusative Case with Examples and Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Accusative-Case.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Accusative Case\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Accusative-Case.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Accusative-Case-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">Accusative Case<\/h3>\n<p>There are four cases in the German language. Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive. The cases are an important part of the German grammar as they are responsible for the endings of adjectives, indefinite articles and when to use which personal pronoun. To say it short: The German cases are the heart of the language. Let&#8217;s have a closer look \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">The Accusative Case<\/h3>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\" width=\"614\">\n<col width=\"139\"><\/col>\n<col width=\"140\"><\/col>\n<col width=\"140\"><\/col>\n<col width=\"140\"><\/col>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"139\" height=\"12\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Masculine<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Feminine<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">Neuter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"139\" height=\"13\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">den Mann<\/p>\n<p>einen Hund<\/p>\n<p>keinen Hunger<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">die Katze<\/p>\n<p>eine Frau<\/p>\n<p>keine Lust<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\">das Kino<\/p>\n<p>ein Kind<\/p>\n<p>kein Geld<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"prep\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" width=\"614\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>Personal Pronoun<strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>Accusative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>ich<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">mich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>du<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">dich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>er\/sie\/es<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">ihn\/sie\/es<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>wir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">uns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>ihr<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">euch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"109\"><strong>sie\/Sie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">sie\/Sie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The accusative case is used for a person\/animal\/thing which is directly affected by the action of the verb. The accusative is also used after certain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/2992\/german-prepositions-followed-by-the-accusative-case\">prepositions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples of Accusative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ich habe einen Fehler gemacht. (what have I done?)<\/p>\n<p>Martina backt einen Kuchen. (what does she bake?)<\/p>\n<p>Ich lade dich ein. (who do I invite?)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">Example Sentences<\/h3>\n<p>Ich h\u00f6re die neue CD.<br \/>\nIch habe keinen Bruder.<br \/>\nSiehst du den Hund da dr\u00fcben?<br \/>\nIch liebe dich.<br \/>\nEr heiratet die sch\u00f6nste Frau.<br \/>\nL\u00e4dst du den neuen Kollegen ein?<br \/>\nWir brauchen ein neues Auto.<br \/>\nFrau Meier sucht dich.<br \/>\nHaben Sie keinen Hunger?<br \/>\nIch rufe euch sp\u00e4ter an.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"prep-title\">Test what you&#8217;ve learned about the Accusative Case<\/h3>\n<p>What is the missing word?<\/p>\n<p>1. Ich bezahle __ Rechnung.<br \/>\n2. Wir nehmen __ gr\u00f6\u00dferen Fernseher.<br \/>\n3. Gestern war Chris im Kino. Hast du __ auch gesehen?<br \/>\n4. Hast du __ Schwester?<br \/>\n5. Nein, ich habe __ Schwester.<br \/>\n6. Ich verstehe __ Matheaufgabe nicht.<br \/>\n7. Hallo Frau Haag. Haben __ heute Urlaub?<br \/>\n8. Hi Steffi. Bernd sucht __.<br \/>\n9. Kannst du bitte __ Fenster aufmachen?<br \/>\n10. Er wird __ Abwasch morgen machen.<\/p>\n<p>The solution to the test is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/8253\/solution-of-the-accusative-case-test\">here<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accusative Case There are four cases in the German language. Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive. The cases are an important part of the German grammar as they are responsible for the endings of adjectives, indefinite articles and when to use which personal pronoun. 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