ein, mein, sein, ihr

Which case is used to mark subjects?

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

• Dativ

• Genetiv

Identify the subject of this sentence:

Marie trägt einen Hut.

• trägt

• einen

• Marie

• Hut

In the previous sentence, what is the action?

• Marie

• wearing something

• the hat

• einen

Who or what is receiving that action? In other words, who or what is being worn?

• Marie

• the hat

• Neither of these

The person/item that receives the action, like the hat in the last example, is called the...

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• verb

Identify the direct object:

Johannes trägt eine blaue Jacke.

• Johannes

• trägt

• blau

• Jacke

Which case is used to mark direct objects?

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

• Dativ

• Genetiv

Which case is used to mark indirect objects and the objects of certain prepositions, like "mit"?

• Nominativ

• Akkusativ

• Dativ

• Genetiv

Ich trage eine kurze Hose.

Which case is used here for the pair of shorts?

• Nominativ; the shorts are the subject

• Akkusativ; the shorts are the direct object

• Dativ; the shorts are the indirect object

Ich trage eine kurze Hose.

Which case is used here for "I"?

• Nominativ; I'm the subject

• Akkusativ; I'm the direct object

• Dativ; I'm the indirect object