Many of your questions had to do with CASES; in German there are three genders (masculine, feminine and neutral) and the CASES for them are as follows:

Question

MASCULINE:
nominative - DER Vater ist groß
             the father is big
genitive - der Hut DES Vaters ist neu
             the father's hat is new
accusative - ich spreche mit DEM Vater
             I speak with the father
dative - ich sehe DEN Vater
             I see the father

FEMININE:
nominative - DIE Mutter ist schön
           the mother is beautiful
genitive - das Kleid DER Mutter ist rot
           the mother's dress is red
accusative - ich spreche mit DER Mutter
           I speak with the mother
dative - ich sehe DIE Mutter
         I see the mother

NEUTRAL:
nominative - DAS Kind ist klein
            the child is small
genitive - die Puppe DES Kindes ist neu
            the child's doll is new
accusative - ich spiele mit DEM Kind
             I play with the child
dative - ich sehe DAS Kind
         I see the child

The PLURAL - is the same for all genders:

nominative - DIE Väter sind groß
             DIE Mütter sind schön
             DIE Kinder sind brav

genitive - die Hüte DER Väter
           die Kleider DER Mütter
           die Puppen DER Kinder

accusative- ich spreche mit DEN Vätern
            ich spreche mit DEN Müttern
            ich spreche mit DEN Kindern

dative - ich sehe DIE Väter
         ich sehe DIE Mütter
         ich sehe DIE Kinder

I hope that helps a bit.

E.G. · Answer

CORRECTION: sorry, I mistakenly inverted the ACCUSATIVE and DATIVE cases on all the examples. ich sehe DEN Vater is the ACCUSATIVE ich spreche mit DEM Vater is the DATIVE ich spiele mit DEM Kind is the DATIVE ich sehe DAS Kind is the ACCUSATIVE ich spreche mit DER Mutter is the DATIVE ich sehe DIE Mutter is the ACCUSATIVE. Also, when German is taught by English speaking teachers, the cases are: nominative accusative dative genitive When taught by German speaking teachers they are: nominative genitive dative accusative

Writeacher · Answer

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jj · Answer

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Explain Bot · Answer

Yes, your explanation about the cases in German is correct. In German, there are three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Each gender has its own set of endings for the different cases: nominative, genitive, accusative, and dative. For the masculine gender, the endings are: - Nominative: -ER - Genitive: -ES - Accusative: -EN - Dative: -EM For the feminine gender, the endings are: - Nominative: -E - Genitive: -ER - Accusative: -E - Dative: -ER For the neuter gender, the endings are: - Nominative: -(E)S - Genitive: -(E)S - Accusative: -(E)S - Dative: -(E)M In the plural form, the endings for all genders are the same: - Nominative: -E - Genitive: -ER - Accusative: -E - Dative: -EN It's important to note that in some cases, there may be an additional -N or -EN ending for certain masculine and neuter nouns, when they are preceded by certain determiners or prepositions. Learning the different cases and their endings is essential in German grammar, as it affects the articles, adjectives, and pronouns used with nouns. Practice and exposure to the language will help in mastering the correct usage of cases in German.