German A1 Cases (Nominative Case)
Cases in German
In English to write a sentence we need Subject + Verb + Object , like that German also need Subject, Verb and object but It has divided into four cases depending on the subject and Object.
- Nominative Case
- Akkusative Case and
- Dativ Case and
- Genetive Case.
Nominativ Case:
The nominative case—in German and in English—is the subject of a sentence. The term nominative is from Latin and means to name (think of "nominate").All German nouns have one of three possible genders: masculine (der), feminine (die) or neuter (das). The nominative plural of any gender is always die (pron. DEE). These gender words are also called definite articles ("the").
The most common gender in German is the masculine. (Keep that in mind the next time you're guessing.). These gender forms—der, die, das—are the nominative forms. They are the article or gender that is found in a German dictionary, but they may change form (be "declined") when in one of the other three German cases.
The definite articles of Nominative casere given in a table below:
| Definite Articles (the) | ||||
| Fall Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neu. | Plur. |
| Nom | der the | die the | das the | die the |
| Third Person Pronouns (he, she, it, they) | ||||
| Nom | er he | sie she | es it | sie they |
The Indefinite articles of a nominative case:
| Indefinite Articles (a, an) | ||||
| Fall Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neu. | Plur. |
| Nom | ein a/an | eine a/an | ein a/an | keine* no/none |
| *Note: keine is the negative of eine, which has no plural form. But keine (no/none) can be used in the plural: "Keine Autos dürfen hier fahren." (No cars can be used here.) | ||||
Interrogative Pronouns of the nominative case which are used for the question tags.
Interrogative Pronouns (questions)
(people)wer?
who?wer?wer?wer?
(things)was?
what?was?was?was?
(things)was?
what?was?was?was?
Examples of Nominative case Sentences;
Der Hund beißt den Mann. The dog bites the man.
Dieser Gedanke ist blöd. This thought is stupid.
Meine Mutter ist Architektin. My mother is an architect.
Personal pronouns and Possesive pronouns:
Every case in the German has its own possesive pronouns. In this we discuss about possesive pronouns with their personal pronouns of Nominativ case.
Examples of Possesive pronouns in nominativ case:
Das ist mein Löffel. – This is my spoon. (masculine)
Das ist meine Tasche. – This is my bag. (feminine)
Das ist mein Buch. – This is my book. (Neuter)
Dieser Gedanke ist blöd. This thought is stupid.
Meine Mutter ist Architektin. My mother is an architect.
Personal pronouns and Possesive pronouns:
Every case in the German has its own possesive pronouns. In this we discuss about possesive pronouns with their personal pronouns of Nominativ case.
Construction
Personal Pronouns and Dependent Possessive Pronouns
| personal pronouns | dependent possessive pronouns | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| masc. + neuter | fem. + plural | ||
| 1st person singular | ich | mein | meine |
| 2nd person singular | du | dein | deine |
| 3rd person singular (m) | er | sein | seine |
| 3rd person singular (f) | sie | ihr | ihre |
| 3rd person singular (n) | es | sein | seine |
| 1st person plural | wir | unser | unsere |
| 2nd person plural | ihr | euer | eure |
| 3rd person plural | sie | ihr | ihre |
Independent Possessive Pronouns
| independent possessive pronouns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | fem. + plural | |
| 1st person singular | meiner | meins | meine |
| 2nd person singular | deiner | deins | deine |
| 3rd person singular (m) | seiner | seins | seine |
| 3rd person singular (f) | ihrer | ihr(e)s | ihre |
| 3rd person singular (n) | seiner | seins | seine |
| 1st person plural | uns(e)rer | unseres | unsere |
| 2nd person plural | eu(e)rer | eures | eure |
| 3rd person plural | ihrer | ihr(e)s | ihre |
Examples of Possesive pronouns in nominativ case:
Das ist mein Löffel. – This is my spoon. (masculine)
Das ist meine Tasche. – This is my bag. (feminine)
Das ist mein Buch. – This is my book. (Neuter)
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