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The German Cases [& How to Stop Making Mistakes]

Dative Case Verbs

Genitive prepositions, what are german cases.

The German cases (Die Kasus / Die Fälle) are the four grammatical cases which change depending the role each noun has in any sentence. The four German cases are:

Every time you use a noun or a pronoun in a sentence, it gets assigned one of these four cases.

After reading this post you will know:

• How each noun is assigned a case
• How the noun can be assigned a role in the sentence: whether it is the subject, direct or indirect object of the sentence (don’t worry we’ll go into detail later)
• How possession is used in the sentence
• Some prepositions and verbs, which can demand a particular case
• Some of my best tips for learning the German cases

How do we indicate which case is being used? Well because the German cases affect nouns, the definite (der, die, das) or indefinite article (ein, eine) changes depend on which case we are using.

When a case changes on a pronoun (ich, du, sie, er, es, ihr, Sie, sie, wir) that pronoun also changes.

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Why learning the German cases is so important

I’ll be straight with you, German cases are a pain to learn. I’ve been learning German since 2019 and although I understand how they work now, they can still trip me up when I speak.

German cases are an essential part of your German studies, because they are necessary in order to speak German correctly. They are used to show possession of an object and are used instead of saying the English phrase ‘to the’ when passing an object from one person to another.

In the next section we’ll go through each case in turn starting with the easiest; nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.

You will learn about the various ‘roles’ up for grabs a sentence, and from now on I will colour code these roles so the can spot them easily:

• Role 1: Subject (Nominative)
• Role 2: Direct Object (Accusative)
• Role 3: Indirect Object (Dative)

Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of these before, you will be introduced to each one in turn:

Note : I’ll also include the noun gender: masculine [m] , feminine [f] , neuter [n] & plural [pl] to make things a bit easier.

Nominative (Der Nominativ)

The nominative case is the most basic form of the noun and is the one you will find in the dictionary. Whenever you look up a noun, you will see that it assigned it’s gender. You can read more about noun genders here .

We use the nominative case for the most basic German sentences. Remember I talked about the 3 roles up for grabs in each sentence. Well it’s time to meet the first role: the subject .

Think of the subject as being the main actor, the starring role, the part that everyone wants. The subject is the star of the sentence, they are the one ‘doing the action’.

The subject takes the nominative case.

Accusative (Der Akkusativ)

The second case is the accusative case. It is used to describe the direct object of the sentence.

To show the accusative case, the articles change only slightly; only the masculine case changes from der to den and ein to einen , the others stay the same.

When there is only one noun in a sentence, that noun takes the starring role ( the subject ). However, there is often more than one noun in a sentence.

Only one noun gets to be the star of the sentence, think of the other noun as taking the supporting actor role, we call this role the direct object . The direct object is the noun which is having something done to it by the subject.

In this example, the man is the subject, he is performing the action (drinking). The coffee is the direct object because it is noun being affected by the subject (it is being drunk by the man).

Since der Mann is the subject, the definite article takes the nominative case, so der stays as der .

Ein Kaffee is a masculine noun, it is the direct object in the sentence. Therefore it must take the accusative case. It’s indefinite article must change from ein to ein en .

Let’s take a look at another example:

In this example a pronoun, ich , is the subject of the sentence. The cat is the direct object , it is being affected by the action of the subject: the cat is being seen by the subject.

Since Katze is a feminine noun, it’s definite article, die , doesn’t change in the accusative case, so it stays as die Katze .

The accusative case it easy to get right, because as long as you know the correct noun gender, most of the articles stay the same as you find in the dictionary. Only the masculine article ( der or ein ) change to den or einen .

Dative (Der Dativ)

The third German case is the dative case, which describes the indirect object . It answers the questions: ‘who to?’ ‘who for?’ ‘to what?’ ‘for what?’

In the dative case we see quite a lot of changes to the articles:

By now the stage is getting quite crowded as we introduce a third role to the sentence: the indirect object . The indirect object receives an action from the direct object . It is having something done to it by the direct object.

The subject of the sentence is still around and is still the star of the show. So now we have 3 roles being filled in the sentence, and all 3 take their own case:

• The subject = Nominative case
• The direct object = Accusative case
• The indirect object = Dative case

I know this is getting complicated now, and I feel your pain, I went through the same headache myself.

It really helps to think of the dative case as saying ‘to the’, so in this example dem Jungen = to the boy.

• The subject is the man
• The direct object is the book (it is being affected by the subject, it is ‘being given’)
• The boy is the indirect object, he is being affected the direct object (the book is being given to the boy)

As a reminder, here are the article changes you have learned so far:

• The subject (der Mann [m] ) is nominative: der stays as der
• The direct object (das Buch [n] ) is accusative: das stays as das
• The indirect object (der Junge [m] ) is dative: der changes to dem

I won’t make you suffer much longer, but let’s look at another example with some different noun genders.

The first thing to note in this sentence, is that the German cases allow sentences to be more flexible than in English. So we can swap the direct and indirect objects positions around.

The following article changes occur:

• The subject (die Frau [f] ) is nominative: die stays as die
• The direct object (ein Ball [m] ) is accusative: ein changes to einen
• The indirect object (die Katze [f] ) is dative: die changes to der

Genitive (Der Genitiv)

The fourth and final German case is the genitive case. This one is a bit different to the others because it’s main job is to describe possession. It answers the question ‘whose?’

Not only does the article change, but masculine and neuter nouns get either an -s or -es ending.

In these examples you can see how the genitive case is assigned to the noun to which the subject belongs. It is ‘the boss’s’, ‘the cat’s’ and ‘the company’s’. The subject of the sentence takes the nominative case as usual.

Note : The genitive case is most often used in written German. It’s rarely heard in spoken German, where von + dative is used instead.

German Cases: Definite Articles

German cases: indefinite articles.

So far we have seen how the noun’s article changes depending on which case is used. But German cases also affect personal pronouns too.

The same rules we covered previously apply to the pronouns. Here are the changes that take place depending on the case:

So using what we learned about subjects , direct objects and indirect objects , here are some example sentences:

In the last example you can see that even though we are using 2 pronouns in the sentence (I & you), there is only room for one star (the subject). Therefore ich sehe du would be incorrect (there would be two ‘subjects’).

Since ‘I’ is the subject, ‘you’ has to take the direct object role so du becomes dich .

You can see how we just change the pronoun to the correct case depending on whether the it is describing the subject, direct object or indirect object. You can also see the flexibility of German sentence structure.

Gut gemacht! (Well done!) You’ve learned the basic rules of how the German cases work. However because this is German, there are some additional rules and exceptions.

Certain verbs can demand a particular case, just because. This means that whenever you see one of these ‘bossy case verbs’, you have to ignore the rules and just go with the case they demand. Let’s take a look at these bossy verbs:

Nominative Case Verbs

A nice easy list to get started:

• sein (to be)
• werden (to become)

That’s it for the nominative case verbs. Here’s some examples:

In this example we first need to note that we have used a nominative case verb (sein = ist) . Normally, der Mann would take the subject (nominative) role, and the other noun would take the direct object role (accusative case).

However we’ve used the nominative case verb sein , so whatever noun follows it has to take the nominative case as well.

In this case ein Sänger is a masculine noun, and because it has to stay in the nominative case ein stays as ein .

The same rule applies when we use werden (wird) . Ein Kuchen is another masculine noun which has to take the nominative case because it comes after werden:

Accusative Case Verbs

So hopefully you’ve got the idea now. If a noun appears after a ‘bossy case verb’ it must take the case that verb demands. So let’s take a look at verbs which demand the accusative case:

• kaufen (to buy)
• nehmen (to take)
• mögen (to like)
• möchten (would like)
• wollen (to want)
• haben (to have)
• lesen (to read)
• hören (to hear)
• machen (to do / make)
• suchen (to look for)
• finden (to find)
• kennen (to know)
• brauchen (to need)
• trinken (to drink)
• essen (to eat)
• bestellen (to order)
• ‘es gibt’ (there is / are)

Whenever you use any of these verbs, you’ve guessed it, the noun which comes after it needs to take the accusative case. Here’s some examples:

Lastly we have a group of verbs which demand the dative case. This is not a full list, but I’ve included the most common verbs you’re likely to come across:

• glauben (to believe)
• gratulieren (to congratulate)
• helfen (to help)
• schmecken (to taste)
• antworten (to reply)
• danken (to thank)
• gehören (to belong)
• nützen (to use)
• passen (to fit)
• fehlen (to miss)
• folgen (to follow)
• gefallen (to please)

Prepositions

Now we come to another set of rules. Just like the verbs, some prepositions also demand a particular case . Again, if you come across one of these prepositions, forget about the previous rules and use whichever case the preposition demands.

Accusative Prepositions

Let’s take a look at prepositions which demand the accusative case:

• bis (until)
• durch (through)
• gegen (against)
• ohne (without)
• um (around)

Dative Prepositions

You’re getting the hang of this now, here are the dative prepositions:

• außer (except)
• gegenüber (against)
• nach (after / to)
• seit (since)

You can see from the last example that it’s possible to have more than one preposition in the sentence. In this case bei and von both demand the dative case.

And lastly we have the prepositions which demand the genitive case. Fortunately these are far less common than the other prepositions:

• anstatt / statt (instead of)
• außerhalb (beyond / outside)
• diesseits (this side of)
• innerhalb (within)
• jenseits (beyond / across)
• oberhalb (above)
• trotz (despite)
• unterhalb (below)
• während (while)
• wegen (because of)

4 tips for learning the German cases

1. Whenever you learn a new noun, learn the noun gender that it is assigned.

2. Don’t panic! The most important thing to remember when it comes to German cases, is to never let it stop you from actually speaking. If you’re not sure of which case is correct, just guess! German speakers will always understand you.

3. Start a German journal to give yourself time to work out which cases to use. You’ll have all the time in the world to work out which case you need and which article to use. The more you write, the more likely you will get the case and article correct when you actually speak.

4. Get used to some of the more common prepositions and verbs which demand a certain case. For example, whenever you use the word mit (with) you can train your brain to take notice, stop and use the dative case for the next noun.

Think of these as tripwires, use each preposition or verb to cause a trigger:

• Ich gehe mit [ oh, I just said mit, that means I have to use the dative ] meinem Freunde [m] in ein Café
• Trotz [ ahh! I just said trotz , I have to remember to use the genitive now ] des schlechten Wetters [n] , gehe ich an den Strand
• Bitte antworten Sie [ antworten, why is that familiar? Oh it demands the dative ] mir so bald wie möglich

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Dear Emma, I’ve been struggling with the German cases since I was 6, and I’m about to be 76. Can you believe it? Yours is the first explanation I’ve ever seen that makes sense and is really helpful. I’m Agentinian and have recently settled in Spain, but I used to teach American Literature in English at Teachers Training College in Buenos Aires. Thanks so much for your explanations!

Hi Delia, wow thank you so much, I’m so happy that my explanations helped you 🙂 Emma

Great stuff Emma – I’m 2 months into ‘Deutch Lehrnen’ and you are great inspiration for me to slog on :). Quick question. Can you explain the sentence “Wie Geht es Inhnen?” What is the subject, the direct and the indirect Object here?

Hallo Smriti ah that’s great, I hope you’re finding the site helpful. Regarding your question, ‘wie geht es Ihnen?’ is a bit of an odd one. We are asking a question about how it’s going. In this question the subject is ‘es’ (it) (nominative) because that is the thing we are talking about. The direct object is ‘Ihnen’ (formal ‘you’ in dative). The reason we have to use ‘Ihnen’ (dative) instead of ‘Sie’ (accusative) is because in this question we are asking ‘how is it going ‘for you?’ There’s no indirect object in this sentence. dich / Sie = you (informal / formal) dir / Ihnen = to you (informal / formal)

Like I said this phrase is a bit unusual so I wouldn’t get too hung up on it and instead concentrate on more straightforward sentences. I hope that helps a bit, it’s not easy to explain :/

Hi Emma, I am grateful that I found your website, it’s easy to understand and clear the doubts. Regarding the german case:indefinite article , I heard from the lecturers that indefinite articles have no plural.

Oh boy you have no idea how helpful this has been (or perhaps you do) All the information I need in one place, so helpful. My mother was German and came out after the War. We were never allowed to speak German as children. I remember one of my first words was “heiß” due to the wood stove in the Kitchen. Showing my age. (67) I still have relatives in Bayern, cousins of my mother’s. I have a good vocabulary but personal pronouns were doing my head in. Tausand Dank Ingrid

Hi Ingrid, I’m so pleased you found that post helpful, thank you for sharing your story about your German heritage. Viel Glück beim deutschlernen!

Der Mann gibt das Buch [n] dem Jungen [m] The man gives the book to the boy. Jungen = plural if I am not wrong.

thanks for such an understandable session. Now I am quite comfortable with the cases.

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The German Cases Explained: A 5-Part Guide To Finally Understand The Cases In German

As you learn German , have you ever noticed how the German language doesn't have a one-word equivalent for “a,” or “the?”

Maybe you've noticed a variety of possibilities to translate “a” such as ein, eine, einer, einen , or einem . It gets even more complicated when translating “the”. When do you use der, die, das, den , or dem ?

Learning German cases may seem intimidating at first. But there are a few rules that can help you along the way.

In this article you'll learn what the different cases are and when to use them. By the end of this post, you'll have a clear understanding of the German case system.

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In the meantime, back to the subject at hand…

So let's dive into everything you'll ever need to know to understand the cases in German.

Check out the infographic below for a quick overview of what you'll learn in this post on German cases explained.

Table of Contents

1. German Nouns Have Genders

The first thing to know about German nouns is that they have genders. For native English speakers, this is an entirely new concept.

For example: 

• the dog:   der Hund
• the cat:  die Katze
• the horse:  das Pferd 

As you can see, German nouns can have one of three genders: 

• der (masculine form of “the”)
• die (feminine form of “the”)
• das (neuter form of “the”)

Tip – when you learn new German vocabulary, try to learn the gender as well. Knowing the gender of a word will help you choose the correct case and endings.

In addition to having a gender, a noun's article changes depending on if it's a subject, object, direct object, or indirect object. The four cases in German grammar are nominative , accusative , dative , and genitive .

• The nominative case is used for sentence subjects. The subject is the person or thing that does the action. For example, in the sentence, “the girl kicks the ball”, “the girl” is the subject. 
• The accusative case is for direct objects . The direct object is the person or thing that receives the action. So in “the girl kicks the ball”, “the ball” is the direct object. 
• The dative case is for indirect objects. The indirect object is the person or thing who “gets” the direct object. So in the sentence “The girl kicks the ball to the boy”, “the boy” is the indirect object. 
• The genitive case is used to express possession. In English, we show possession with an apostrophe + s “the girl's ball”. 

Let's look at each case in more detail.

2. The Nominative Case ( Der Nominativ )

The nominative case answers the question, wer ? or “who?”

In both German and English, the nominative case describes the subject of a sentence. Masculine, feminine, and neuter articles appear as follows:

You can see the nominative in context in these examples:

• Die (Eine) Frau lebt in Deutschland . (The (a) woman lives in Germany.) In this example, Die Frau , or the woman, is the subject of the sentence.
• Der (Ein) Mann arbeitet in der Bäckerei . (The (a) man works in the bakery.) The man is the subject of this sentence and takes the nominative case.
• Das ( Ein ) Kind geht in die Schule . (The (a) child goes to school.) The subject, the child, takes the nominative case.

3. The Accusative Case ( Der Akkusativ )

The accusative case, known as the objective case in English, answers the question wen ? or “whom?” and describes the direct object of a sentence.  

Let's see how the masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns change in the accusative case.

As you probably noticed, only the masculine articles change in the accusative case.  Let's look at a few simple examples:

• Das Kind isst einen Apfel . (The child eats an apple). In this sentence, einen Apfel is the direct object in the accusative case . Das Kind is the subject and takes the nominative case.
• Der Mann liebt die Frau . (The man loves the woman). Here, die Frau is the direct object in the accusative case. Der Mann is the subject in the nominative case.
• Die Frau liebt den Mann . (The woman loves the man).  Den Mann is the direct object in this sentence and takes the accusative case. Die Frau is the subject and takes the nominative case.

There are also a few German prepositions that always take the accusative case:

• durch (through)
• bis (until)
• ohne (without)
• entlang (along)
• gegen (against)
• um (around)

A Quick Note On Word Order

In English, we use word order to clarify which nouns are subjects, objects, and indirect objects. But German allows for more freedom of word placement, as long as we use the correct case.

Following are a few examples of the accusative case: 

• Der Mann streichelt den Hund . (The man pets the dog.)
• Er streichelt ihn . (He pets him, the dog.)
• Den Hund streichelt der Mann . (The man pets the dog.)
• Streichelt der Mann den Hund ? (Is the man petting the dog?)
• Streichelt den Hund der Mann? (Is the man petting the dog?)

As you can see, the meaning of the sentence is derived from the case, rather than the word order. This concept is somewhat different in English, so it can take some practice to get used to .

4. The Dative Case ( Der Dativ )

The dative case describes the indirect object of a sentence in German and English and answers the question, wem? (whom), or was? (what).

The dative case is slightly more complicated than the accusative. Take a look at the dative article forms to see if you can spot the differences:

Typically, we use the dative case for indirect objects, which usually receive an action from the direct object (in the accusative case). As with the other cases, word order is flexible, as long as you use the correct case. For example:

• Ich (subject) schenke dir (dative indirect object) eine Blume (accusative direct object).
• Eine Blume (accusative direct object) schenke ich (subject) dir (dative indirect object).
• I'm (subject) giving you (indirect object) a flower (direct object).

Several prepositions take the dative case:

• auβer (besides) 
• bei (next to) 
• mit (with) 
• nach (after)
• seit (since) 
• von (from) 
• zu (to) 
• gegenüber (opposite) 

And some German verbs always take the dative case. These verbs are:

• antworten  (to answer)
• danken  (to thank)
• glauben (to believe)
• helfen (to help)
• geh ören (belong to) 
• gefallen (to like) 

5. The Genitive Case ( Der Genitiv )

The genitive case indicates possession and answers the question wessen?  or “whose?”   You'll see the genitive case most often in written German. In spoken German , you'll hear  von (from)and the dative case instead of the genitive case. 

For example:

• Das Haus meines Vater s (My father's house). The genitive case is common in written German.
• Das Haus von meinem Vater (My father's house). The dative case often replaces the genitive case in spoken German.

Below are the definite and indefinite article changes for the genitive case.

The masculine and neuter forms require either an -s or -es ending. Single syllable words take an -es ending, while words with multiple syllables take an -s ending. Here are a few examples.

• Der Koffer des Mann es (The man's suitcase)
• Die Spielzeuge des Kind es (The child's toys)
• Das Buch meines Bruder s (My brother's book)
• Das Auto meiner Schwester (My sister's car)

Just as the dative case, certain prepositions always take the genitive case: 

• anstatt (instead of)
• außerhalb (outside of)
• innerhalb (inside of)
• trotz (despite)
• während (during)
• wegen (because of)

But in spoken German,  Germans sometimes use the dative case with these genitive prepositions.

Overview Of The German Cases

It's easier to choose the correct case when you're familiar with the changes of the definite  ( der, die, das )  and indefinite articles  ( ein, eine, ein ) . I've created this German cases chart to remind you of the different changes you've seen so far.

Just as the definite and indefinite articles change, so do personal pronouns. However, this is also the same in English, as “I” changes to “me” or “my”. For example:

• Ich bin genervt (I am annoyed)
• Das nervt mich (That annoys me)

The following chart makes it simple to decline German pronouns in all four cases.

Once you become familiar with the articles and noun endings of different cases, you'll be able to clearly identify the subject, object, and direct object of a sentence.

The flexibility of the German language allows you to change the word order in sentences without changing the meaning.

FAQs About German Cases

What are the 4 german cases.

The four German cases are the Nominativ (nominative), Akkusativ (accusative), Dativ (dative), and Genitiv (genitive) case. Each case is important to identify the subject, direct object, indirect object, and possessive object of a sentence, respectively. The cases are essential to learn if you want to use proper grammar in German.

Why Does German Have So Many Cases?

In German, all the nouns have cases that correspond to their roles in sentences. In contrast, English relies primarily on word order to indicate whether a noun is a direct or indirect object.

For example: Ich schenke ihm einen Kuchen . (I gift him a cake.) Ich schenke ihn ihm. (I gift it to him.)

In the first example, there’s only two personal pronouns, but in the second example, three nouns are pronouns. First, you have ich (I) as the subject completing an action in the sentence in the nominative case. Second is the indirect object “him” or ihm in the dative case. The direct object being given is “the cake” or ihn in the accusative case.

Remember that German nouns have one of three genders, masculine, feminine, or neuter and use the corresponding pronouns. The use of cases makes it clear who is receiving what. 

Are German Cases Hard?

At first glance, the German cases may seem daunting to grasp. But as you learn them one-by-one, they start to get easier. Make sure you start with a solid understanding of how subjects, direct objects, and indirect objects function in sentences. It can help to review these topics in English before attempting to learn the cases in German. Then begin with the nominative and accusative cases. You can stick with short and simple sentences if you’re still learning the genders of German nouns. Once you feel confident, you can start learning the dative case. The genitive, or possessive case, is easier to understand and you can learn it last or first. In spoken German, the preposition von (from) and the dative case often replace the genitive. 

When To Use German Cases?

Here’s when to use each of the four German cases:

1. Nominative – The subject of the sentence performs the action (verb) and answers the question Wer? (Who?) or Was ? (What?).

Example: Ich koche. (I cook.) The subject of the sentence is ich (I).

2.Accusative – The direct object receives an action from the subject and answers the question Wen ? (Who/Whom?) or Was (What?).

Example: Ich koche Abendessen . (I cook dinner.) The subject is ich (I) and the direct object is Abendessen (dinner). It answers the question, “what” am I cooking?

3. Dative – The indirect object receives the action from the direct object and answers the question Wem ? (Whom?) or Was ? (What?).

Example: Ich koche uns Abendessen. (I cook us dinner.) Now, there’s an indirect object, uns (us) that answers the question “for whom” the subject is cooking dinner.

4. Genitive – The genitive expresses ownership and answers the question Wessen (Whose?).

Example: Ich koche mein Abendessen . (I’m cooking my dinner.) Here, the possessive mein answers the question “Whose?.”

Most German learners find the accusative and dative cases difficult to differentiate between. The key is to understand the roles of direct and indirect objects in sentences. 

German Cases Explained: The Not So Strange Case Of The German Cases

A few final tips will make it easy to remember all the German case rules. Ask yourself the following questions to figure out which case to use:

• What gender does the noun have? Is it masculine, feminine, or neuter?
• Is the noun part of a prepositional phrase? If so, is the preposition accusative, dative, or genitive? If not, examine the function of the noun. Which noun is the subject, object, direct object, and indirect object?
• Which article corresponds to the case in question? If you're not sure in the beginning, use a case table like the ones in this post to choose the correct article form.

You don't need to memorise all the different article forms for each case or each specific preposition in the beginning.

Begin with the basics and gradually build up your understanding through practice and exposure. And make sure you're listening to or reading lots of German to expose yourself to the different cases in context. 

Every German language learner has difficulty with the cases at first.

But, with practice, you'll find it becomes second nature in no time at all.

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