German Cases and Gender
Cases (Kasus)
Cases are known in German as Kasus [ˈkaːzʊs]. German contains four cases such as the Nominative, Accusative, Dative, and Genitive.
Nominative can be used for the subject of a Verb
Accusative can be used for the direct object of a Verb
Dative can be used for the Indirect object of a Verb
Genitive can be used to denote possession
Gender (Genus)
Gender is called Genus [ˈgeːnʊs] in German. German nouns contain three genders, such as the masculine, the feminine and the neuter.
The gender of the noun precedes nouns with the definite article as follows:
| Gender | definite article |
|---|---|
| Masculine | der |
| Feminine | die |
| Neuter | das |
It is important to remember the gender of the nouns with their corresponding articles, as they can be anything from masculine to feminine to neuter.
