CLASS 6 · LEARNING KNOWLEDGE
Cases and sentence elements – basic principles
How it works
In German there are four cases (Kasus): nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative. Each case fulfills certain functions in the sentence. Sentence elements are the building blocks of a sentence, e.g. subject, predicate, object, and adverbial modifiers. The subject is usually in the nominative, the accusative object in the accusative, etc. Determining cases and sentence elements helps to understand the structure and meaning of sentences.
Note
Determine the case of a part of a sentence based on its function in the sentence and identify the corresponding sentence element (e.g. subject, object, adverbial).
Determine the case of a part of a sentence based on its function in the sentence and identify the corresponding sentence element (e.g. subject, object, adverbial).
An example
Which sentence element is ‹Der Hund› in the sentence: ‹Der Hund jagt die Katze.›?
‹Der Hund› is the subject and is in the nominative, because it performs the action.
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