Der-word Case for German Nouns
Case
Gender Nominativ Genitiv Dativ Akkusativ
masculine der des dem den
feminine die der der die
neuter das des dem das
plural* die der den die
*
The same regardless of singular noun gender
Personal Pronoun Tables: nominative, genitive, dative
& accusative cases
Nominative case personal pronouns
The nominative case is used as the subject of a verb.
Singular Plural
1st person ich I wir we
2nd person du (Sie*) you ihr (Sie*) you
3rd person er, sie, es he, she, it sie they
*Polite form. ----
Genitive case personal pronouns
The genitive case corresponds to the possessive case in English or to the English objective
case preceded by 'of' and denoting possession. The use of genitive personal pronouns is very
rare in German and many Germans are unable to use them correctly.
Singular Plural
1st person meiner my unser our
2nd person deiner (Ihrer*) your eurer (Ihrer*) your
3rd person seiner, ihrer,
seiner
his, her,
its ihrer their
*Polite form.
Examples: Ich erbarme mich eurer. ˜ I take pity on you(rs).
meinerunbedeutenden Meinung nach. ˜ in my humble opinion (IMHO)
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Dative case personal pronouns
The personal pronouns in the dative case are used as indirect objects of verbs and after
the prepositions aus, außer, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu.
Singular Plural
1st person mir me uns us
2nd person dir (Ihnen*) you euch (Ihnen*) you
3rd person ihm, ihr, ihm him, her,
it ihnen them
*Polite form.
Accusative case personal pronouns
The personal pronouns in the accusative case are used as direct objects of transitve verbs
and after the prepositions durch, für, gegen, ohne, um.
Singular Plural
1st person mich me uns us
2nd person dich (Sie*) you euch (Sie*) you
3rd person ihn, sie, es him, her, it sie them
*Polite form.
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