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Understanding the Nominative Case in German
In German, the nominative case is like the star of the sentence. It tells us who or what is doing the action. It's very important because it helps us know who is the main character in our sentence story.
Important Points
The nominative case is used for the subject of the sentence.
It is also used with the verb 'to be' (sein) to describe or identify the subject.
The articles for the nominative case are: der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter), and die (plural).
Pronouns in the nominative case include: ich (I), du (you), er (he), sie (she), es (it), wir (we), ihr (you all), sie (they), Sie (formal you).
When you want to say 'The cat is cute' in German, you use the nominative case for 'the cat' because the cat is the one being cute. Let's look at some examples.
Examples
Der Hund bellt. (The dog barks.)
Die Katze ist süß. (The cat is cute.)
Das Kind spielt. (The child plays.)
Now, let's see how we can use the nominative case with the verb 'to be'.
Examples
Ich bin ein Schüler. (I am a student.)
Er ist ein Lehrer. (He is a teacher.)
Sie sind Freunde. (They are friends.)
In these sentences, the words 'I', 'He', and 'They' are in the nominative case because they are the ones being described or identified.
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