M1_1B.1: Haben and the accusative case

1B.1 - Haben and the accusative case

Practice

Ways to spell Haben - "to have"

Read the different ways to spell Haben, then match the subject pronouns (ich, du, er/sie/es...) to the correct spelling of Haben on the following prompts.

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​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Ich

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Du

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Er / sie / es

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Wir

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Ihr

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

​Haben means "to have"

Wir haben ​

Ihr habt

Sie* / sie haben ​

​Plural

Ich habe​

Du hast

Er / sie / es​ hat

Singular

Multiple Choice

Which spelling of haben matches with: Sie* / sie (plural)

• habe

• hast

• hat

• haben

• habt

Direct Object

A noun (or noun phrase) that receives the action of the verb is the direct object. If the noun is in a prepositional phrase or adverbial phrase it is not a direct object.

The following sentences have the direct object underlined.

• Randy has a notebook.

• Jill and Randy have pens.​

• You all have German class.​

• Randy has it before noon.​

Practice

Parts of speech

Match the underlined word to their function in the sentence, i.e. Subject, Verb, Direct Object...

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Match

Match the underlined words to their function in the sentence. John has a book.

• John

• has

• a book.

Subject

Verb

Direct Object

• Subject

• Verb

• Direct Object

Match

Match the underlined words to their function in the sentence. John hat ein Buch.

• John

• hat

• ein Buch.

Subject

Verb

Direct Object

• Subject

• Verb

• Direct Object

Match

Match the underlined words to their function in the sentence. John and Jill have a dictionary.

• John and Jill

• have

• a dictionary.

Subject

Verb

Direct Object

• Subject

• Verb

• Direct Object

Match

Match the underlined words to their function in the sentence. Jill und John haben ein Wörterbuch.

• Jill und John

• haben

• ein Wörterbuch.

Subject

Verb

Direct Object

• Subject

• Verb

• Direct Object

Sein means "to be"

You learned about the verb sein in a previous lesson. Sein typically does not have a direct object. Sein functions as a linking verb in many sentences. (Sein is spelled bin, bist, ist, sind, seid)

• Randy is a student.​

• Randy and Jill are smart.​​

​In these sentences, "a student" and "smart" are in the nominative case.

Practice

Nominativ oder Akkusativ

​Select whether the underlined phrase is Nominativ or Akkusativ...

Hint: If the phrase uses SEIN, it typically is not Akkusativ.​

Multiple Choice

Ich habe ein Buch. The underlined phrase is in ...

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

Multiple Choice

Greta hat eine Karte. The underlined phrase is in ...

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

Multiple Choice

Sie ist eine gute Schülerin. The underlined phrase is in ...

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

Multiple Choice

Wir haben eine Frage. The underlined phrase is in ...

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

Multiple Choice

Ihr seid Schüler. The underlined phrase is in ...

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

Poll

Rate yourself on your understanding of Strukturen 1B.1 - Haben and the accusative case

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• 3 - I understand it well enough to use it correctly.

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