German accusative case

Practice the German accusative case

Learn how German articles change in the accusative case. Practice patterns like ich sehe den Mann, ich kaufe das Buch and ich habe die Lampe with common everyday German nouns.

Quick rule:
The accusative is usually used for the person or thing directly affected by the action. In German, masculine nouns often change from der to den.

der Mann
Ich sehe den Mann.

 

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1. Ich sehe ... Mann.
Answer: den
I see the man.
Masculine nouns change from der to den in the accusative case.
2. Ich kenne ... Vater.
Answer: den
I know the father.
Der Vater becomes den Vater in the accusative.
3. Ich habe ... Hund.
Answer: den
I have the dog.
Der Hund becomes den Hund.
4. Ich kaufe ... Tisch.
Answer: den
I buy the table.
Der Tisch becomes den Tisch.
5. Ich sehe ... Bus.
Answer: den
I see the bus.
Der Bus becomes den Bus.
6. Ich sehe ... Frau.
Answer: die
I see the woman.
Feminine nouns stay die in the accusative.
7. Ich kenne ... Schwester.
Answer: die
I know the sister.
Die Schwester stays die Schwester.
8. Ich habe ... Lampe.
Answer: die
I have the lamp.
Die Lampe stays die Lampe.
9. Ich kaufe ... Zeitung.
Answer: die
I buy the newspaper.
Die Zeitung stays die Zeitung.
10. Ich sehe ... Tür.
Answer: die
I see the door.
Die Tür stays die Tür.
11. Ich kaufe ... Buch.
Answer: das
I buy the book.
Neuter nouns stay das in the accusative.
12. Ich sehe ... Haus.
Answer: das
I see the house.
Das Haus stays das Haus.
13. Ich habe ... Auto.
Answer: das
I have the car.
Das Auto stays das Auto.
14. Ich kenne ... Kind.
Answer: das
I know the child.
Das Kind stays das Kind.
15. Ich benutze ... Telefon.
Answer: das
I use the telephone.
Das Telefon stays das Telefon.
16. Wir sehen ... Mann.
Answer: den
We see the man.
The verb changes, but the accusative article is still den.
17. Sie kauft ... Lampe.
Answer: die
She buys the lamp.
Feminine nouns remain die.
18. Er hat ... Buch.
Answer: das
He has the book.
Neuter nouns remain das.
German accusative
Exercises
1. Ich sehe ... Mann.
2. Ich kenne ... Vater.
3. Ich habe ... Hund.
4. Ich kaufe ... Tisch.
5. Ich sehe ... Bus.
6. Ich sehe ... Frau.
7. Ich kenne ... Schwester.
8. Ich habe ... Lampe.
9. Ich kaufe ... Zeitung.
10. Ich sehe ... Tür.
11. Ich kaufe ... Buch.
12. Ich sehe ... Haus.
13. Ich habe ... Auto.
14. Ich kenne ... Kind.
15. Ich benutze ... Telefon.
16. Wir sehen ... Mann.
17. Sie kauft ... Lampe.
18. Er hat ... Buch.
German accusative
Answer key
1. den
I see the man.
Masculine nouns change from der to den in the accusative case.
2. den
I know the father.
Der Vater becomes den Vater in the accusative.
3. den
I have the dog.
Der Hund becomes den Hund.
4. den
I buy the table.
Der Tisch becomes den Tisch.
5. den
I see the bus.
Der Bus becomes den Bus.
6. die
I see the woman.
Feminine nouns stay die in the accusative.
7. die
I know the sister.
Die Schwester stays die Schwester.
8. die
I have the lamp.
Die Lampe stays die Lampe.
9. die
I buy the newspaper.
Die Zeitung stays die Zeitung.
10. die
I see the door.
Die Tür stays die Tür.
11. das
I buy the book.
Neuter nouns stay das in the accusative.
12. das
I see the house.
Das Haus stays das Haus.
13. das
I have the car.
Das Auto stays das Auto.
14. das
I know the child.
Das Kind stays das Kind.
15. das
I use the telephone.
Das Telefon stays das Telefon.
16. den
We see the man.
The verb changes, but the accusative article is still den.
17. die
She buys the lamp.
Feminine nouns remain die.
18. das
He has the book.
Neuter nouns remain das.
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