The Four German Cases

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The Four German Cases

• Nominative
• Accusative
• Dative
• Genitive

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Nominative

• Refers to the subject of the verb
• Indicates what or who is doing the action
• The clown who stole the cowboys hat gave
  balloons to the children.

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Accusative

• Refers to the direct object
• Indicates what or whom the verb refers to
• The clown who stole the cowboys hat gave
  balloons to the children.

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Dative

• Refers to the indirect object
• Indicates what or whom is the indirect recipient
  of the verb.
• The clown who stole the cowboys hat gave
  balloons to the children.

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Genitive

• Refers to ownership or association
• Indicates whose or of what/ of whom
• The clown who stole the cowboys hat gave
  balloons to the children.