German A1(Akkusative Case)

                     

Akkusative Case : Der Akkusativ * Der Wenfall

Akkusativ case is the Object case, wher the verb has two elements - the subject as well as the object.

  • The subject may be a thing or a person, singular or plural, which answers the question who(wer) or what(was).
  • The verb is always conjugated according to the subject.
  • The object may also be a thing or person, singular or plural, which answers the question whom(wen) or what(was).
  • The subject is the Doer of the action and the objest is something on which the action is done.
E.g. Sie sucht den Ball. - She search the Ball
       Ich kaufe das Auto.- I buy the Car.

In the examples below, the accusative (direct object) word is in red:
Der Hund beißt den Mann. The dog bites the man.
Er beißt ihn. He (the dog) bites him (the man).
Den Mann beißt der Hund. The dog bites the man.
Beißt der Hund den Mann? Is the dog biting the man?
Beißt den Mann der Hund? Is the dog biting the man?
Articles of Akkustiv Case:

Definite Articles of Akkusativ Case are shown in a table below:

Definite Article (the)
Fall
Case		Masc.Fem.Neu.Plur.
Nomderdiedasdie
Akkdendiedasdie
den Bleistift
den Mann
den Wagen
den Präsidenten*
den Jungen*
*Note: Some masc. nouns add an -en or -n ending in the accusative and in all other cases besides the nominative.

The Interrogative and  Indefinite Articles of Akkusativ case:

Interrogative Pronoun (who? - whom?)
Nom
(people)		wer?
who?		wer?
who?		wer?
who?		wer?
who?
Acc
(people)		wen?
whom?		wen?
whom?		wen?
whom?		wen?
whom?
Indefinite Article (a/an)
Fall
Case		Masc.Fem.Neu.Plur.
Nomeineineeinkeine*
Akkeineneineeinkeine*
einen Bleistift
einen Mann
einen Wagen
einen Präsidenten**
einen Jungen**
*Note: keine is the negative of eine, which has no plural form. But keine (no/none) can be used in the plural: "In Venedig gibt es keine Autos." (In Venice there are no cars.)
**Note: Some masc. nouns add -en or -n in the accusative and in all other cases except thenominative.

Accusative Time Expressions
The accusative is used in some standard time and distance expressions.
Das Hotel liegt einen Kilometer von hier. The hotel lies a kilometer from here.
Er verbrachte einen Monat in Paris. He spent a month in Paris.

 Personal Pronomen und Possesive Pronous of Akkusativ Case: 

Construction

personal pronoundependent/independent possessive pronoun
masculineneuterfeminine + plural
adjectivepronoun
1st person singularmichmeinenmeinmeinsmeine
2nd person singulardichdeinendeindeinsdeine
3rd person singular (m)ihnseinenseinseinsseine
3rd person singular (f)sieihrenihrihr(e)sihre
3rd person singular (n)esseinenseinseinsseine
1st person pluralunsunserenunserunsersunsere
2nd person pluraleucheureneuereureseure
3rd person pluralsieihrenihrihr(e)sihre
Note:
All forms (besides the masculine) are the same as in the nominative.

 Examples of Possesive pronouns:

 Ich esse einen Apfel. (masculine)

Akkusativ Verbs:
                     
Anfangen - To start

Ich anfange eine Arbeit.

Anrufen- To ring up                                    
beginnen - To begin
begrüßen - To greet
benutzen - To use
beschrieben - To describe
bestellen - To order
besuchen - To visit
brauchen - to need
diktieren - To dictate
einladen - to invite
erklären - To explain
es gibt - there is/ there are
essen - To eat
finden - To find
fragen - To ask
haben - To have
kennen - to know

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