A1 Beginner
The Akkusativ marks the direct object: the person or thing the action is done to. Only masculine words change: der → den, ein → einen, kein → keinen. Feminine, neuter, and plural stay the same. Many verbs need it, like haben, sehen, kaufen, and brauchen.
masculine: der → den, ein → einen · die / das / eine / ein stay the same
Not changing ein for a masculine direct object.
Ich brauche ein Regenschirm.
Ich brauche einen Regenschirm.
Ich kaufe ______ Apfel.
ein · einen · einem
einen — Apfel is masculine and the direct object, so ein → einen.
Siehst du ______ Frau dort?
die · den · der
die — Frau is feminine; feminine does not change in the accusative: die.
Wir besuchen heute ______ Onkel.
unser · unserem · unseren
unseren — Onkel is masculine, so unser → unseren in the accusative.
Every Saturday, Milena buys fruit and vegetables at the market. Today she counts her coins, and something doesn't add up.
Präsens (present tense) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 7 new words
Jana is looking for the perfect birthday present for her friend Mira. A red toaster seems like a great idea, until Mira opens her presents.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Negation: nicht vs. kein · 6 new words
Zofia's phone falls into the bath. Now she has a whole week without messages, music or maps.
Negation: nicht vs. kein · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
A free summer concert in the park, a blanket, bread, cheese and good friends. What could go wrong?
Präsens (present tense) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
Nora grows tomatoes on her tiny balcony, with seeds from the old man downstairs. But someone else in the neighbourhood likes tomatoes too.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Modalverben (modal verbs) · 6 new words
One day in Goran's Berlin taxi: a man on the phone, a tourist with a lot of questions and a very nervous bride.
Verbzweitstellung (verb in position 2) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
Amira gets her first library card in Hamburg and may borrow ten books. But which book do you choose when German sentences are still so long?
Modalverben (modal verbs) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 7 new words
Jakob cooks soup for himself and Elif in his huge new pot. Then the evening takes a very different turn.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Modalverben (modal verbs) · 7 new words
On Fridays, Sara may bring her dog Bello to the office. Bello is very sweet, but he is also very hungry.
Modalverben (modal verbs) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
Anna and Paul find the perfect sofa: big, green and not expensive. There is just one small problem.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
On a tired Monday morning, Jonas just wants a coffee and a piece of apple cake. But the café has other plans.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Negation: nicht vs. kein · 6 new words
Ali works at the supermarket checkout and knows his regular customers well. Only one of them is a small mystery.
Präsens (present tense) · Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words
Grandpa Herbert is eighty and has his very first smartphone. The phone has its own ideas, and the whole family notices.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Modalverben (modal verbs) · 6 new words
It's Friday evening, and nobody wants to cook. Ordering a pizza sounds easy, until everyone says what they want.
Akkusativ (accusative case) · Modalverben (modal verbs) · 6 new words
Ms Roth brings a birthday cake to the office, and it gets smaller every hour. Everyone says it wasn't them. So who is eating it?
Akkusativ (accusative case) · 6 new words