Examples and Practice Activities

Let's apply what we've learned so far.

Example Set 1 - Noun Identification: Beispiele Sätze. Können Sie die Fälle erkennen?

Ich liebe mein neues Auto.
- Accusative: Auto is the direct object.
Das grosse Auto ist sehr schnell.
- Nominative: Auto is the subject.
Wo ist mein blaues Auto?
- Nominative: Auto follows ist, making it the predicate nominative.
Ich kaufe es für mein Auto.
- Accusative: Auto follows the preposition für, which takes the accusative.
Ich werde meiner Frau ein Auto kaufen.
- Dative: Frau is the indirect object.
Was machst du mit dem Auto?
- Dative: Auto follows the prepositions mit, which takes the dative.

Example 2 - the three steps

Look at this sentence:

Remember the Steps:

Step 1: Is Auto Nominative, Accusative or Dative?
- Accusative: Auto is the direct object of sehe.
Step 2: Is Auto definite or indefinite?
- Definite: a definite article is used with this noun (das...Auto)
Step 3: Is Auto masculine, feminine or neuter?
- Neuter: the noun uses the definite article das

Recall the chart connecting articles to adjective endings.

Look in the accusative column, in the definite article section. For a das word the ending is: -e.

Thus the answer is: Ich sehe das grosse Auto.

Activity 1: Jetzt versuchen Sie es! Sagen Sie, ob das Adjektiv im Nominativ, Akkusativ oder Dativ ist.

Activity 2

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