Die vier Fälle · the four cases
German nouns don't move around the sentence — their article changes to show the job they do. Pick a case below and watch it come alive.
See it morph
Pick a gender to watch the article and adjective ending flip. The crystal above ripples with each change.
Der alte Mann schläft.
The old man is sleeping.
| Fall | der | die | das | die(pl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | der ·-e | die ·-e | das ·-e | die ·-en |
| Akk. | den ·-en | die ·-e | das ·-e | die ·-en |
| Dat. | dem ·-en | der ·-en | dem ·-en | den ·-en |
| Gen. | des ·-en | der ·-en | des ·-en | der ·-en |
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Make it stick
Sixteen sentences across all four cases. Pick the right article — you'll get a per-case score at the end.
… Hund schläft.
The dog is sleeping.