Download Accusative Case

The Accusative
What is the Accusative Case?
What is the Accusative Case?
O Used to indicate direct objects in a
sentence.
O Direct objects receive the action of the verb.
O Also used following certain prepositions.
O The masculine article and pronoun
changes its appearance in this Case.
Direct Objects
O We have them and use them in English and auf Deutsch.
O A Direct Object receives the action of the verb.
O Franz bought the CD.
O Franz is the subject. He controls the action of the sentence.
O bought is the action.
O The CD is being bought. It is receiving the action of the verb.
It is the direct object.
O The noun or the pronoun identified as the Direct Object is
put into the Accusative Case.
O
Articles and/or pronouns change appearance to reflect
this.
Object of a Preposition
O Just like English, German has prepositions.
O When a noun follows a preposition, in is
called an object of a preposition.
O When a noun follows a preposition defined
as an “Accusative Preposition,” it uses
accusative articles.
Prepositions
O Accusative Prepositions:
O durch – through
O für – for
O gegen - against
O ohne – without
O um – at, around
O bis – until
O entlang - along
Pronouns
O Just like in English, pronouns are used to
replace nouns auf Deutsch.
O Usually, these nouns have previously been
referred to in written, spoken, or listening
mode of communication.
O Pronouns also need to reflect the case they
are in.