Lesson 16: The Cases in German: Akkusativ
16.1 How the Akkusativ is (Not) Different from the Nominativ
We'll begin with the same sentence we used in the previous lesson with one addition: we're going to add an indefinite article.Gisela trinkt einen Kaffee. |
You already know that Gisela is the subject of the sentence. She performs the action of the sentence, which here is to drink. But wait … isn't it der Kaffee? Shouldn't it be ein Kaffee?
This is where the Akkusativ makes a change in the sentence. But only one.
This is what sets the Nominativ and the Akkusativ apart:
- Gisela is the subject of the sentence; this is Nominativ.