Every subject is in the nominative case.
eg. Der Mann geht nach Hause. |
The gentive case is used when you describe possesion/ownership.
eg.Der Familienname meiner Freundin ist Pacana |
The indirect object is in the dative case.
eg.Der Mann gibt dem Kind das Buch. |
The direct object is in the accusative case.
eg.Der Mann küsst die Frau. |
Every noun or pronoun which follows a form of 'be' is in the nominative case. The noun / pronoun after the 'be' is a so-called 'predicate complement'.
eg.I am a student. |
The gentive case is used when you refer to a part of something else. In English the "of-genitive" is used for this.
eg.Am Anfang des Sommers sehe ich sie wieder |
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Most time expressions are in the accusative case.
eg.Ich gehe jeden Tag in die Schule. |
