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Ellyn Hindle
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Dative

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What is a case?
Case shows the grammatical function of a noun.
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Open Ended
What German cases do you already know and what are they used for?
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Nominative Case
The Nominative Case is used for the subject of a sentence.
...... Das Mädchen geht ins Haus.
The Nominative Case is used with the verb to be/sein.
.....Dieser Mann ist mein Lehrer.
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Accusative Case
The direct object of the sentence is in the accusative.
.....Ich kaufe ein Buch.
Some prepositions are followed by the accusative case.
....Ich kaufe es für meinen Freund.
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Complete the following chart with the appropriate definite and indefinite articles.
For now, leave the Dative row empty.
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Open Ended
The main use of the Accusative Case is for direct objects. What is a direct object?
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Objects
The direct object receives the action of the verb. The subject is doing the action to the direct object.
Zum Beispiel:
.....Ich werfe den Ball.
Er gibt das Geschenk.
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Open Ended
The main use of the Dative Case is for indirect objects. What is an indirect object?
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Objects
The indirect object in some way benefits from the action of the verb.
It is indirectly affected. You don't do the action to the object, but for them.
It is usually used with the words to or for in English.
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Beispeile
Let's look at some examples of indirect objects. The first sentences will have only direct objects. The second sentences will have both.
....Ich werfe den Ball.
....Ich werfe dem Mädchen den Ball.
.....Er gibt das Geschenk.
.....Er gibt der Schwester das Geschenk.
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Watch out!
Notice that sentences that contain a indirect object must also have a direct object!
....Ich werfe dem Mädchen den Ball.
....Er gibt der Schwester das Geschenk.
....Wir erzählen den Kindern eine Geschichte.
....Du schickst deiner Oma einen Brief.
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Multiple Choice
What is the dative case used for?
subject
direct object
indirect object
predicate
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Multiple Choice
What is the accusative case used for?
subject
direct object
indirect object
predicate
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Multiple Choice
What is the nominative case used for?
subject
direct object
indirect object
declarative prepositions
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
deiner Mutter
deine Mutter
deinen Mutter
deinem Mutter
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
meiner Freund
meinen Freund
mein Freund
meinem Freund
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
der Schwester
die Schwester
dem Schwester
den Schwester
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
euerem Vater
euerer Vater
euere Vater
eueren Vater
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
das Mädchen
dem Mädchen
der Mädchen
die Mädchen
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
ihr Onkel
ihrer Onkel
ihre Onkel
ihrem Onkel
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
unserer Lehrerin
unsere Lehrerin
unserem Lehrerin
unseren Lehrerin
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
meinen Freunde
meinen Freunden
meiner Freunde
meinem Freunde
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
seiner Oma
seine Oma
seinem Oma
seines Oma
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Multiple Choice
Ich gebe _____ ein Geschenk.
meinen Bruder
mein Bruder
meiner Bruder
meinem Bruder
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Here are some verbs that commonly have indirect objects:
geben || kaufen || sagen || schreiben || singen
bringen || holen || werfen* || erzählen || erklären
verkaufen (to sell) || zeigen ( to show) || schicken (to send)
schenken (to give) || leihen (to lend)
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