German cases: practice

German Cases: Practice

Multiple Choice

The Dative Case is used for:

• verb

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

In order to identify the 3 cases, you need to find the:

• verb

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

The Accusative Case is used for:

• verb

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

Dative = Indirect Object (to or for whom the direct object is being verbed.)
Dative Verbs include: helfen, danken, gefallen, gehören, etc.

Dative

Nominative = Subject (who or what is verbing.)

Accusative = Direct Object (who or what is being verbed.)

Nominative and Accusative

German Cases

Dative Verbs

What do they do?

A dative verb forces the object of the sentence to be in the dative case.

Meine Mutter hilft dem Jungen mit seinen Hausaufgaben.

Multiple Choice

Die Mutter kauft ihrem Sohn ___ Kuli (mask - a)

• ein

• einen

• einem

Multiple Choice

Samstags kauft Maria ___ Mutter (f) immer ein Brötchen.

• ihre

• ihrer

• ihren

• ihrem

Draw

Illustrate the following sentence and label the subject, direct object and indirect object.

Das Mädchen wirft dem Hund einen Ball.

(werfen = to throw)

Poll

How well do you think you understand the dative case in German?

• very well

• somewhat

• not really

• what is dative?