{"id":5291,"date":"2022-06-23T10:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=5291"},"modified":"2022-06-23T10:17:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:17:24","slug":"german-dative-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/german-dative-case\/","title":{"rendered":"German Dative Case: A Comprehensive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/word-image-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/word-image-scaled.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/word-image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/word-image-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/word-image-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mastering the German dative case is no easy task. It\u2019s not a question of just memorizing a couple of tables \u2013 there is so much more to dative. To truly understand how and when to use the case, you\u2019ll need to learn about articles, verbs, prepositions, indirect objects, word order, and more.<\/p>\n<p>While that may sound daunting, don\u2019t panic just yet! Learning the German dative case might not be the easiest thing you\u2019ll ever do, but it\u2019s certainly not impossible. All you need is the right strategy and enough patience.<\/p>\n<p>In this post, we\u2019ll go over all the things you need to get started on your journey to master the dative.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is The German Dative Case?<\/h2>\n<p>The German language has 4 cases. These are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Nominative<\/strong> (<em>Nominativ<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Genitive<\/strong> (<em>Genitiv<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dative<\/strong> (<em>Dativ<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accusative<\/strong> (<em>Akkusativ<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As you can see, the dative is the third German case. It\u2019s also known as <em>Wem-Fall <\/em>(meaning <em>whom-case<\/em>). This is because, in German, you use the dative when you ask\/answer questions beginning with <em>Wem\/Was? <\/em>\u2013 for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Wem geh\u00f6rt das Fahrrad? <\/em>\u2013 To whom does this bike belong? (Whose bike is this?)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Das Fahrrad geh\u00f6rt mir. <\/em>\u2013 The bike belongs to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Wem hilfst du?<\/em> \u2013 Whom are you helping?\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ich helfe dir. <\/em>\u2013 I\u2019m helping you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about what cases are and why you need them, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/german-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complete guide to German cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>When To Use The German Dative Case<\/h2>\n<p>Before we jump into <em>how<\/em> to use dative and what the different forms of dative look like, it\u2019s important you understand <em>when<\/em> to use the dative.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of different circumstances that require the dative. These are:<\/p>\n<h3>Indirect object<\/h3>\n<p>The most common use of the German dative case is when you\u2019re referring to an indirect object in a sentence. An indirect object is usually the noun or phrase that <em>receives <\/em>the direct object. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ich gebe meiner Mutter Blumen. (I give flowers to my mother.)\n<ul>\n<li>Ich \u2013 subject<\/li>\n<li>Blumen \u2013 direct object<\/li>\n<li>meiner Mutter \u2013 indirect object<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Du gibst dem Kind das Buch. (You give the book to the child.)\n<ul>\n<li>Du \u2013 subject<\/li>\n<li>das Buch \u2013 direct object<\/li>\n<li>dem Kind \u2013 indirect object<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Can you see how we use words in the dative case for the recipient of the direct object? You give the flowers to your mother \u2013 the mother is the recipient of the flowers.<\/p>\n<h3>Prepositions<\/h3>\n<p>As you may be aware, German prepositions can often be tricky. This is because you have to know which preposition is followed by which case.<\/p>\n<p>There are a couple of prepositions that always take the dative. These are some of the most common ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>aus<\/strong> \u2013 out of, from<\/li>\n<li><strong>bei<\/strong> \u2013 by, at<\/li>\n<li><strong>gegen\u00fcber<\/strong> \u2013 opposite, towards<\/li>\n<li><strong>mit<\/strong> \u2013 with<\/li>\n<li><strong>nach<\/strong> \u2013 to, after, according to<\/li>\n<li><strong>seit<\/strong> \u2013 for, since<\/li>\n<li><strong>von<\/strong> \u2013 from, of<\/li>\n<li><strong>zu<\/strong> \u2013 to, at, for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bad news is that you will simply have to memorize these \u2013 there is no going around that. The good news is, however, that all these prepositions always take the German dative case. Once you\u2019ve memorized them, you won\u2019t have to think about any complex grammar rules. You\u2019ll know to go straight for dative!<\/p>\n<h3>Location\/position vs. direction<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, not all prepositions take just one case. There are a handful of prepositions that can be paired with either dative or accusative, depending on the context. These are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>an<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 on<\/li>\n<li><strong>auf<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 on<\/li>\n<li><strong>hinter<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 behind<\/li>\n<li><strong>in<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 in<\/li>\n<li><strong>neben<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 beside<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00fcber<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 over, above, about<\/li>\n<li><strong>unter<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 under<\/li>\n<li><strong>vor<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 in front of, before<\/li>\n<li><strong>zwischen<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 between, amongst<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Often, these prepositions refer to a location\/direction. When deciding whether to use dative or accusative, remember this simple rule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you\u2019re talking about <strong>location\/position<\/strong>, use the <strong>dative<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re talking about <strong>direction<\/strong>, use the <strong>accusative<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dative: <\/strong>Ich bin in <em>der<\/em> Stadt. (I am in the city.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accusative:<\/strong> Ich gehe in <em>die<\/em> Stadt. (I am going to the city.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember to always use dative when you\u2019re talking about the location\/position (<em>where\/wo?<\/em>). Use accusative when referring to direction\/movement (<em>where to\/wohin?<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Verbs<\/h3>\n<p>Certain verbs always take the German dative case. Whenever you spot one of these verbs, you can stop thinking about indirect\/direct objects and all the complex rules we\u2019ve been over. These verbs always take a direct dative object, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the most common dative verbs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>antworten <\/strong>\u2013 to answer<\/li>\n<li><strong>danken <\/strong>\u2013 to thank<\/li>\n<li><strong>einfallen <\/strong>\u2013 to occur, to think of<\/li>\n<li><strong>fehlen <\/strong>\u2013 to be missing<\/li>\n<li><strong>folgen <\/strong>\u2013 to follow<\/li>\n<li><strong>gefallen <\/strong>\u2013 to like, to be pleasing to<\/li>\n<li><strong>geh\u00f6ren<\/strong> \u2013 to belong to<\/li>\n<li><strong>glauben <\/strong>\u2013 to believe<\/li>\n<li><strong>gratulieren <\/strong>\u2013 to congratulate<\/li>\n<li><strong>helfen <\/strong>\u2013 to help<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leid tun <\/strong>\u2013 to be sorry<\/li>\n<li><strong>passieren <\/strong>\u2013 to happen<\/li>\n<li><strong>verzeihen <\/strong>\u2013 to forgive<\/li>\n<li><strong>wehtun <\/strong>\u2013 to hurt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s also look at some example sentences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Es tut mir Leid. (I am sorry.)<\/li>\n<li>Er glaubt seiner Freundin nicht. (He doesn\u2019t believe his girlfriend.)<\/li>\n<li>Kannst du mir helfen? (Can you help me?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are, of course, more verbs that require the dative. To learn more about those, check out this amazing video by Herr Antrim:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-hX9Qiq2vQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Certain phrases<\/h3>\n<p>There are also some phrases in German that always use dative. Much like with most German grammar rules and exceptions, you will have to memorize these.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mir ist kalt<\/strong>. (I\u2019m cold.\/It is cold to me.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When describing how you\u2019re feeling in German, you will often have to use the dative. In English, one might say, \u2018I\u2019m bored.\u2019 But in German, you will have to say, \u2018Mir ist langweilig.\u2019 (It is boring <em>to me<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for other descriptive words, such as: warm (warm), schlecht (bad), gut (good), and so on.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ich wasche mir die H\u00e4nde<\/strong>. (I am washing my hands.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you want to say that you\u2019re having a wash in German, you might say, \u2018Ich wasche mich.\u2019 \u2013 in this case, you will have to use the accusative (<em>mich<\/em>, not <em>mir<\/em> \u2013 more on that later).<\/p>\n<p>However, when you\u2019re talking about washing a specific part of your body, such as your hands, you will have to adjust the original sentence.<\/p>\n<p>In German, we don\u2019t say, \u2018I\u2019m washing my hands.\u2019 Rather, you will say, \u2018I\u2019m washing the hands to me\/myself.\u2019 This doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense in English, but it\u2019s the only correct way to say this phrase in German.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ich ziehe mir die Schuhe aus<\/strong>. (I\u2019m taking off my shoes.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is similar to the hand-washing phrase. When talking about (un)dressing yourself in German, you will have to say, \u2018I\u2019m taking off the shoes to me\/myself.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2>German Dative Case: Articles<\/h2>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve covered <em>when <\/em>you use the dative, let\u2019s take a look at <em>how <\/em>you form the German dative case. First, let\u2019s start with articles.<\/p>\n<p>Much like English, German has both definite and indefinite articles. These change form depending on which case they are in.<\/p>\n<p>Notice also that possessives take the same form as indefinite articles.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what forms definite articles take in the dative:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table width=\"552\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"528\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>DEFINITE ARTICLES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>plural<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Nominative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">der<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">die<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">das<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">die<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Genitive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">des<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">der<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">des<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">der<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Dative<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">dem<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">der<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">dem<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">den<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Accusative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">den<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">die<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">das<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">die<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>And for indefinite articles and possessives:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table width=\"591\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"473\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>INDEFINITE ARTICLES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"156\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"97\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"82\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"73\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Plural<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"156\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Nominative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"97\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">ein<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"82\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">eine<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"73\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">ein<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47; font-size: 12pt;\">meine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"156\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Genitive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"97\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">eines<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"82\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">einer<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"73\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">eines<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47; font-size: 12pt;\">meiner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"156\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Dative<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"97\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">einem<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"82\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">einer<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"73\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">einem<\/span> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>meinen<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"156\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Accusative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"97\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">einen<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"82\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">eine<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"73\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">eines<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47; font-size: 12pt;\">meine<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>As you can see, the articles in dative are quite different from their nominative form. See the difference here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nominative: <\/strong>Ich bin ein M\u00e4dchen. (I am a girl.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dative: <\/strong>Ich helfe einer M\u00e4dchen. (I am helping a girl.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other example sentences in dative:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sie glaube ihrem Vater. (She believes her father.)<\/li>\n<li>Das Buch geh\u00f6rt dem Kind. (The book belongs to the child.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>German Dative Case: Other Determiners<\/h2>\n<p>Other than possessive determiners and articles, there are a couple of other \u201clittle words\u201d that can often come in front of German nouns. These can often take different endings\/forms than articles. If you want to speak German correctly, you will have to remember these.<\/p>\n<h3>Dieser<\/h3>\n<p><em>Dieser<\/em> is the German equivalent of the English <em>this<\/em>. These are the endings that <em>dieser <\/em>takes:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table width=\"552\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"528\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>DIESER<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>plural<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Nominative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">dieser<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">diese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">dieses<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">diese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Genitive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">dieses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">dieser<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">dieses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">dieser<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Dative<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">diesem<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">dieser<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">diesem<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">diesen<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Accusative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5;\">diesen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #c00000;\">diese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"77\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\">dieses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"76\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"en-US\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ffc000;\">diese<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center>As I said, many other determiners take different endings than your regular German articles. Usually, they follow the same pattern as <em>dieser<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the other determiners that take the same endings as <em>dieser<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>alle <\/strong>(all)<\/li>\n<li><strong>beide <\/strong>(both)<\/li>\n<li><strong>einige <\/strong>(some)<\/li>\n<li><strong>jeder <\/strong>(each, every)<\/li>\n<li><strong>jener <\/strong>(that)<\/li>\n<li><strong>mancher <\/strong>(some, many)<\/li>\n<li><strong>mehrere <\/strong>(several)<\/li>\n<li><strong>solcher <\/strong>(such)<\/li>\n<li><strong>viele <\/strong>(much, many)<\/li>\n<li><strong>welcher <\/strong>(which)<\/li>\n<li><strong>wenige <\/strong>(few)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example sentences in the German dative case:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ich helfe dieser Lehrerin. (I am helping this teacher.)<\/li>\n<li>Es geh\u00f6rt allen Kindern. (It belongs to all children.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>German Dative Case: Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p>Much like nouns change their articles in different cases, personal pronouns, too, change their forms. You might have previously encountered words like <em>mir <\/em>or <em>dich <\/em>\u2013 these are just your regular personal pronouns such as <em>ich <\/em>or <em>du <\/em>in cases other than nominative.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what personal pronouns look like in dative:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>PERSONAL PRONOUNS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>nominative<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>dative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>ich<\/td>\n<td>mir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>you (singular)<\/td>\n<td>du<\/td>\n<td>dir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>he<\/td>\n<td>er<\/td>\n<td>ihm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>she<\/td>\n<td>sie<\/td>\n<td>ihr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>it<\/td>\n<td>es<\/td>\n<td>ihm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>we<\/td>\n<td>wir<\/td>\n<td>uns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>you (plural)<\/td>\n<td>ihr<\/td>\n<td>euch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>they<\/td>\n<td>sie<\/td>\n<td>ihnen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>you (formal)<\/td>\n<td>Sie<\/td>\n<td>Ihnen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Example sentences in the German dative case:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Das Buch geh\u00f6rt ihm. (The book belongs to him.)\n<ul>\n<li>er \u2192 ihm (he \u2192 him)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sie gibt mir ihre Nummer. (She gives me her number.)\n<ul>\n<li>ich \u2192 mir (I \u2192 me)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>German Dative Case: Adjectives<\/h2>\n<p>Last, but not least, we have to take a look at German adjectives. If you\u2019ve been learning German for some time now, chances are you\u2019ve heard people complain about German adjective endings.<\/p>\n<p>Like nouns, articles, and other determiners, adjectives, too, have different forms depending on context. The ending an adjective takes depends on the case, as well as on whether the adjective is preceded by an indefinite, definite, or no article.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the different adjective endings:<\/p>\n<table width=\"902\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"878\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>ADJECTIVES AFTER A DEFINITE ARTICLE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>plural<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Nominative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">der gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>e<\/b><\/span> Hund<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">die gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>e<\/b><\/span> Katze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">das gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>e<\/b><\/span> Kind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">die gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Genitive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">des gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Hundes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">der gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Katze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">des gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kindes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">der gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Dative<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>dem gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Hund<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>der gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Katze<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>dem gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Kind<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>den gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Kindern<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Accusative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">den gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Hund<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">die gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>e<\/b><\/span> Katze<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">das gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>e<\/b><\/span> Kind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">die gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"902\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"878\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>ADJECTIVES AFTER AN INDEFINITE ARTICLE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Plural<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Nominative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">ein gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>er<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Hund<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">eine gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>e<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Katze<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">ein gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>es<\/b><\/span> Kind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">meine gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Genitive<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">eines gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>en<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Hundes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">einer gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>en<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Katze<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">eines gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kindes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">meiner gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i><b>Dative<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span lang=\"de-DE\">einem gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">en<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Hund<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b><span lang=\"de-DE\">einer gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">en<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Katze<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>einem gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Kind<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>meinen gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\">en<\/span> Kindern<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"146\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><i>Accusative<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"170\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">einen gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>en<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Hund<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">eine gut<\/span><span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\"><b>e<\/b><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"de-DE\"> Katze<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">ein gut<span style=\"color: #70ad47;\"><b>es<\/b><\/span> Kind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">meine gut<span style=\"color: #ed7d31;\"><b>en<\/b><\/span> Kinder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"902\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"11\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" valign=\"top\" width=\"878\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>ADJECTIVES AFTER NO ARTICLE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"158\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"159\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Masculine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Feminine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"158\">\n<p class=\"western\" lang=\"cs-CZ\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Neuter<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p class=\"western\" 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