
Masculine: der Mann (man)
Nominative: der Mann
Der Mann ist krank. – The man is ill (Who is ill? – Subject)
(The subject of a sentence is always in nominative)
Accusative: den Mann
Ich sehe den Mann. – I see the man (Who do I see? – Object)
Dative: dem Mann
Ich spreche mit dem Mann. – I talk to the man (To whom do I talk?-Object)
(mit (with) always requires the Dative)
Genitive: des Mannes
Das ist die Tasche des Mannes. – This is the bag of the man (Whose bag is this?-Object)Neuter: das Fenster (window)
Nominative: das Fenster
Das Kind ist zu Hause. – The child is at home (Who is at home? – Subject)
Accusative: das Kind
Ich sehe das Kind. – I see the child. (Who do I see? – Object)
Dative: dem Kind
Ich gebe dem Kind das Buch. – I give the book to the child. (Whom do I give the book to?-Object)
Genitive: des Kindes
Das ist das Buch des Kindes. – This is the book of the child. (Whose book is this?-Object)Feminine: die Frau (woman)
Nominative: die Frau
Die Frau ist jung. – The woman is young. (Who is young? – Subject)
Accusative: die Frau
Ich sehe die Frau. – I see the woman. (Who do I see? – Object)
Dative: der Frau
Ich spreche mit der Frau. – I talk to the woman. (To whom do I talk? – Object)
Genitive: der Frau
Das ist die Tasche der Frau. – This is the bag of the woman. (Whose bag is this? – Object)Plural: die Frauen (women)
Nominative: die Frauen
Die Frauen sind jung. – The women are young (Who is young? – Subject)
Accusative: die Frauen
Ich sehe die Frauen. – I see the women. (Who do I see? – Object)
Dative: den Frauen
Ich gebe den Frauen Bücher. – I give books to the women. (Whom do I give the books to? – Object)
Genitive: der Frauen
Das sind die Bücher der Frauen. – Those are the books of the women. (Whose books are those? – Object)Plural: the same articles for masculine, feminine, neuter.