Stufe 1, Seite D

It's time for a quick review of the Nominative, Accusative, and Dative cases.

Let's start with the forms. Can you fill in these two charts with the correct forms?

"the"
	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.	Plural
Nom.	der	die	das	die
Acc.	den	die	das	die
Dat	dem	der	dem	den, -n

"my"
	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.	Plural
Nom.	mein	meine	mein	meine
Acc.	meinen	meine	mein	meine
Dat	meinem	meiner	meinem	meinen, -n

The -n indicates that the dative plural noun also ends in -n.

That was the easy part. Do you remember when to use each one? Here's a summary.*

*If you don't remember these English grammatical terms, check with your teacher.

Nominative is used:

• for the subject of a sentence. (Der Mann hat Hunger.)
• after a linking verb like "sein," "werden," "heißen". (Das ist mein Vater.)

Accusative is used:

• for the direct object of a sentence. (Ich sehe den Mann.)
• for definite time expressions. (Er spielt jeden Tag Fußball.)
• following the accusative prepositions.* (Der Hund läuft durch den Wald.)
  *bis, durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

Dative is used:

• for the indirect object of a sentence. (Sie gibt meinem Bruder den Bleistift.)
• with "dative verbs" and "dative adjectives".(Kannst du meiner Schwester helfen?)
  (Das ist den Kindern peinlich.)
• following the dative prepositions.* (Sie tanzt mit meinem Vater.)
  *aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu

Üben wir
What case would you use for the underlined noun and why? After you write your answers, click to see the correct answer.

That house has strange windows.	Acc., direct object.
The apple is for the teacher.	Acc., preposition "für"
Should I give the teacher the apple?	Dat., indirect object
We're sitting on the porch.	Nom., subject
She worked hard all day.	Acc., definite time
Who is your father?	Nom., after "sein"

Schriftliche Aufgabe
What case would you use for the underlined item and why? Diese Aufgabe hat 16 Punkte.

1. Where is my dog?
2. She's coming with me this time.
3. Can you find the answer for him?
4. It's too late; you can't give up now.
5. Be sure you don't take it out of the box!
6. Did you know that his father is a coach?
7. What do you do every afternoon after school?
8. We're playing against last year's championship team.

Mündliche Aufgabe: Was machen die Personen in deiner Familie jeden Tag? Was ist ihre Routine? Bilde 6 ganze Sätze in Deutsch mit den neuen Reflexivverben und nehme sie für deinen Lehrer auf. (What do the people in your family do everyday? What is their routine? Create 6 sentences in German with the new reflexive verbs and then record them for your teacher.)

Diese Aufgabe hat 12 Punkte.

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