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Learn genders of nouns and how definite and indefinite articles change in Nominative and Accusative cases.

German nouns have three genders and change their article based on the case.

• der Mann (the man, masculine)

• die Frau (the woman, feminine)

• das Kind (the child, neuter)

• die Kinder (the children, plural)

• den Mann (the man, masculine changes!)

• die Frau (the woman, feminine remains)

• das Kind (the child, neuter remains)

• die Kinder (the children, plural remains)

• Der Apfel ist lecker. (The apple is delicious. - Nominative)

• Ich esse den Apfel. (I eat the apple. - Accusative)

• Die Frau liest das Buch. (The woman reads the book.)

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Quiz section

Complete these targeted micro-assessments to embed syntax memory parameters.

1. Which article is correct in the accusative: "Ich habe ____ Apfel (m)." ? qcm

der den dem das

2. What is the indefinite article for a feminine noun in the nominative case? qcm

ein eine einen kein

3. Fill in the blank: "Ich kaufe ____ Buch (n)." (a book) fill in blanks

4. Translate to German: "I eat the apple." sentence writing

5. Match case and gender with correct indefinite accusative article. drag and drop

Source Terms

Masculine Accusative

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Feminine Accusative

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Neuter Accusative

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einen

eine

ein

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