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🧾 Intro / Reflection
This is my third week in Bronze 4 German. I decided not to take the test and instead focus on grammar, specifically the cases: nominative, accusative, and dative.
I’ve always struggled with this and figured I should finally sit down and really learn it. The constant changes to articles based on gender and case are frustrating, and I’ve never enjoyed memorizing them.
It’ll take me a while to feel confident enough to retake Bronze 4, but at least I’m putting in the work now. As usual, Beermoney earnings to make money online to help soften the blow. 👇
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📚 What I Learned This Rank
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Nominative Case | ✅ |
| Accusative Case | ✅ |
| Dative Case | ✅ |
📝My German notes
Definite Articles (the)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der | die | das | die |
| Accusative | den | die | das | die |
| Dative | dem | der | dem | den (+n on noun) |
Indefinite Articles (a/an)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| Accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| Dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen (+n on noun) |
*Plural indefinite = “no” (keine/keinen) or “some” (keine is negative, einige/manche is positive).
Adjective Endings (with definite articles)
Here’s the quick version for nouns with “the”:
| Case | Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | Pl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| Acc | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| Dative | -en | -en | -en | -en |
➡ In Dative, adjectives almost always get -en, no matter gender/number.
German Personal Pronouns by Case
| Person | Nominative (subject) | Accusative (direct object) | Dative (indirect object) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | ich | mich | mir |
| du | du | dich | dir |
| er | er | ihn | ihm |
| sie (singular, she) | sie | sie | ihr |
| es | es | es | ihm |
| wir | wir | uns | uns |
| ihr | ihr | euch | euch |
| sie (plural, they) | sie | sie | ihnen |
| Sie (formal you) | Sie | Sie | Ihnen |
3 Quick Dative Rules
- Masculine & Neuter → dem, Feminine → der, Plural → den (+n on noun).
- Adjectives in Dative → -en nearly every time.
- If a noun in plural doesn’t already end in “n,” add one in Dative (e.g., Kinder → Kindern).
Accusative (direct object + certain prepositions)
1. Direct object of the verb
The person/thing directly affected by the action.
- Ich habe einen Hund. (I have a dog.)
- Sie liest ein Buch. (She reads a book.)
2. After certain “always accusative” prepositions
These always take accusative, no matter what:
- durch (through)
- für (for)
- gegen (against)
- ohne (without)
- um (around)
Dative (indirect object + certain prepositions)
1. Indirect object of the verb
The recipient or person benefiting/harmed by the action.
- Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch. (I give the man the book.)
- Sie bringt ihrer Mutter einen Kaffee. (She brings her mother a coffee.)
2. After certain “always dative” prepositions
These always take dative:
- aus (out of, from)
- außer (except for)
- bei (at, near, with)
- mit (with)
- nach (after, to)
- seit (since, for [time])
- von (from, of)
- zu (to)
German case Test Results
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Continue to practice and hopefully memorize the cases and conjugations. Hopefully also be confident to take the test for bronze 4 next week.
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
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