Akkusativformen
Akkusativformen refers to the forms used in German for the accusative case, which marks the direct object of a sentence. The Akkusativ answers the questions Wen? (whom) or Was? (what) and is normally triggered by the noun that receives the action.
- Definite article: masculine den, feminine die, neuter das, plural die.
- Indefinite article: masculine einen, feminine eine, neuter ein; there is no plural indefinite article in standard
- When no article is used, strong declension applies and adjectives or nouns take respective endings.
Personal pronouns in the Akkusativ
- mich, dich, ihn, sie, es, uns, euch, Sie.
- These forms replace the noun as the direct object (e.g., Ich sehe dich. I see you).
Possessive determiners in the Akkusativ
- The possessive determiners (mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr/Ihr) decline to agree with the gender,
- Masculine singular: meinen, deinen, seinen, ihren, unseren, euren, Ihren
- Feminine singular: meine, deine, seine, ihre, unsere, eure, Ihre
- Neuter singular: mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, Ihr
- Plural: meine, deine, seine, ihre, unsere, eure, Ihre
- Example: Mein Mann (masc. nom.), Meinen Mann sehe ich heute (masc. acc.).
- Akkusativ is used for direct objects and, with certain prepositions (durch, für, gegen, ohne, um, bis,
- In many phrases the word order changes to accommodate the direct object, especially when pronouns are
Akkusativformen are therefore essential for indicating who or what is affected by the action and for