Examples of German definite articles in different cases

By: Ulrike Carlson

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These activities are part of our German Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative (Subject)	Der Hund spielt im Garten. The dog is playing in the garden.	Die Katze fängt die Maus. The cat catches the mouse.	Das Schwein liegt auf dem Bode. The pig is lying on the ground.	Die Hunde schlafen. The dogs are sleeping.
Accusative (Direct Object)	Das Kind streichelt den Hund. The child is stroking the dog.	Das Kind streichelt die Katze. The child is stroking the cat.	Das Kind streichelt das Schwein. The child is stroking the pig.	Die Kinder streicheln die Hunde. The children are stroking the dogs.
Dative (Indirect Object)	Ich gebe dem Hund den Ball. I give the ball to the dog.	Ich gebe der Katze den Ball. I give the ball to the cat.	Ich gebe dem Schwein den Ball. I give the ball to the pig.	Wir geben den Hunden Bälle. We give balls to the dogs.
Genitive (Genitive Attribute)	Das Futter des Hundes ist dort. The dog’s food is over there.	Das Futter der Katze ist dort. The cat’s food is over there.	Das Futter des Schweins ist dort. The pig’s food is over there.	Das Futter der Hunde ist da drüben. The dogs’ food is over there.

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