German/Appendices/Grammar I
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Der-word Case for German Nouns
editCase | ||||
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Gender | Nominativ | Genitiv | Dativ | Akkusativ |
masculine | der | des | dem | den |
feminine | die | der | der | die |
neuter | das | des | dem | das |
plural* | die | der | den | die |
* The same regardless of singular noun gender
Personal Pronoun Tables: nominative, genitive, dative & accusative cases
editNominative case personal pronouns
editThe nominative case is used as the subject of a verb.
Singular | Plural | |||
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1st person | ich | I | wir | we |
2nd person | du (Sie*) | you | ihr (Sie*) | you |
3rd person | er, sie, es | he, she, it | sie | they |
*Polite form.
Genitive case personal pronouns
editThe genitive case corresponds to the possessive case in English or to the English objective case preceded by 'of' and denoting possession. The use of genitive personal pronouns is very rare in German and many Germans are unable to use them correctly.
Singular | Plural | |||
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1st person | meiner | my | unser | our |
2nd person | deiner (Ihrer*) | your | eurer (Ihrer*) | your |
3rd person | seiner, ihrer, seiner | his, her, its | ihrer | their |
*Polite form.
Examples:
- Ich erbarme mich eurer. ~ I take pity on you(rs).
- meiner unbedeutenden Meinung nach. ~ in my humble opinion (IMHO)
Dative case personal pronouns
editThe personal pronouns in the dative case are used as indirect objects of verbs and after the prepositions aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu.
Singular | Plural | |||
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1st person | mir | me | uns | us |
2nd person | dir (Ihnen*) | you | euch (Ihnen*) | you |
3rd person | ihm, ihr, ihm | him, her, it | ihnen | them |
*Polite form.
Accusative case personal pronouns
editThe personal pronouns in the accusative case are used as direct objects of transitve verbs and after the prepositions durch, für, gegen, ohne, um.
Singular | Plural | |||
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1st person | mich | me | uns | us |
2nd person | dich (Sie*) | you | euch (Sie*) | you |
3rd person | ihn, sie, es | him, her, it | sie | them |
* Polite form.