Nouns, pronouns and cases

Learn some important basics of German grammar: the endings of nouns and pronouns and how to use the different cases.

 
  • Personal pronouns

    ich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, sie

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  • Formal and informal "you"

    du & Sie

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  • Articles and gender

    der, die, das ... ein, eine

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  • Plural

    die Fahrkarte - die Fahrkarten, das Auto - die Autos

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  • Object pronouns

    mich, dich, ihn, sie ... mir, dir, ihm, ihr ...

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  • Cases: nominative and accusative

    ein-einen, der-den...

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  • Possessive pronouns

    mein, dein, sein...

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  • Possessive pronouns in the accusative

    meinen, meine, mein ...

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  • The dative

    meiner Mutter, meinem Vater, meinen Eltern

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  • The genitive

    der Ring der Braut und der Ring des Bräutigams

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  • Compound words

    Apfelpfannkuchen, Orangensaft, Obstsalat ...

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  • The forms of "jeder", "jede", "jedes"

    jeden Tag, jede Woche

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  • The forms of "dieser" "diese" and "dieses"

    Here you'll learn: Dieses Kind ist klein.

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