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German Accusative Case (der Akkusativ) Explained

der Akkusativ
Before this lesson: make sure you've covered The Nominative Case first.

The accusative case marks the direct object — the thing directly receiving the action. Only the masculine article changes shape (der→den, ein→einen); feminine, neuter, and plural stay exactly the same as nominative.

See it in action

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Akkusativden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Easy rule: Ask "who or what is receiving the action?" — masculine nouns are the only ones that visibly change.

🎯 Quick check

What does "der" become in the accusative case (masculine)?

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