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When a noun is the direct object of a sentence—the person or thing being met, visited, or planned—it takes the **accusative case**.

For feminine, neuter, and plural nouns, your possessives (**mein**, **dein**, **Ihr**) and their endings stay exactly the same as they do in the subject (nominative) case. 

However, for **masculine** nouns, the possessive ending changes.

### Masculine Accusative: meinen, deinen, Ihren

When a masculine noun (like **der Partner** or **der Termin**) is the direct object, you must add **-en** to the possessive. 

- **mein** becomes **meinen**
- **dein** becomes **deinen** (informal)
- **Ihr** becomes **Ihren** (formal)

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### Mixing Genders

Notice how only the masculine nouns take the **-en** ending in the accusative case, while feminine nouns keep their standard **-e** ending (like **deine Partnerin**).

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First- and second-person possessives in the accusative (meinen, deinen, Ihren)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (der, die, das)

Indefinite articles (ein, eine)

Regular verbs and statement word order (ich -e, er -t)

The second person (du -st, Sie -en)

Yes/No questions

The verb 'to have' (habe, hast, hat)

Plural pronouns and regular verbs (wir, ihr, sie)

Plural 'to be' and 'to have' (sind, haben)

Plural nouns and the plural article (die)

Sentence negation (nicht)

Noun negation (kein, keine)

Question words (wer, was, wo, wie)

Numbers 0 to 12 (null, eins, zwei)

The accusative case (den, die, das)

Indefinite accusative articles (einen, keinen)

Direct object pronouns (mich, dich, ihn)

There is / there are (es gibt)

Vowel changes: e to i/ie (er spricht, sie liest)

Vowel changes: a to ä (er fährt)

Weather and conditions (es regnet)

First- and second-person possessives in the nominative (mein, dein, Ihr)

Third-person and plural possessives (sein, ihr, unser, euer)

Possession with names (Annas Auto)

Demonstrative pronouns (dieser, diese, dieses)

Expressing preference (gern, lieber)

Asking about direction and origin (woher, wohin)

Expressing ability (können)

Polite requests (möchten)

Expressing intention (wollen)

Modal verbs of obligation and permission (müssen, dürfen)

Separable prefix verbs

Adverbs of frequency (immer, oft, manchmal, nie)

The Dative case and definite articles (dem, der, den)

Dative indefinite and negative articles (einem, einer, keinem)

Dative personal pronouns (mir, dir, ihm, ihr...)

Dative verbs (helfen, danken, gefallen, schmecken)

Dative prepositions (aus, bei, mit, nach...)

Accusative prepositions (für, ohne, gegen)

Two-way prepositions for location (in, an, auf...)

Informal singular imperative (mach, komm)

Plural and formal imperative (macht, machen Sie)

Coordinating conjunctions (und, oder, aber, denn)

Simple past of sein and haben (war, hatte)

The perfect tense: regular verbs (gemacht, gespielt)

Past tense: irregular verbs (ge-...-en)

The perfect tense: mixed verbs (gebracht, gekannt)

The perfect tense with sein (ist gegangen)

The perfect tense: separable verbs (eingekauft)

The perfect tense: inseparable and -ieren verbs (besucht, studiert)

Informal singular commands (mach, lern)

Numbers 13 to 20 (dreizehn to zwanzig)

Counting by tens to 100 (dreißig, vierzig)

Telling time (Uhr, halb, Viertel, vor, nach)

Numbers 21 to 99 (einundzwanzig, zweiunddreißig)

Greetings and farewells

Thank you, sorry and good wishes

Everyday replies

Numbers 100 to 1,000,000 (hundert, tausend...)

Becoming and getting (werden)

The impersonal pronoun (man)

Indefinite pronouns (jemand, niemand...)

Time sequence prepositions (vor, nach, bei)

Time span prepositions (von... bis, seit, für)

Adverbs of sequence (zuerst, dann, danach)

Two-way prepositions for direction (in, auf, an...)

Directional adverbs (hin, her)

Placement verbs (setzen, stellen, legen)

Months of the year (Januar, Februar)

The four seasons (Frühling, Sommer)

Time prepositions and indefinite pronouns (an, in, um)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 19th (am ersten)

Ordinals 20th and beyond (-ste, -sten)

Placement vs. location verbs (stellen vs. stehen)

Accusative reflexive pronouns (mich, dich, sich)

Accusative reflexive verbs (sich freuen)

Dative reflexive pronouns (mir, dir, sich)

Dative reflexive verbs (sich etwas merken)

Ordinal numbers 11th to 19th (-te)

Temporal prepositions (an, in, um)

Double objects with nouns

Double objects with pronouns

The modal verb for advice (sollen)

Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)

Simple past of common irregulars (wurde, wusste, es gab)

Adverbial connectors of consequence (deshalb, darum...)

Subordinate clauses for statements (dass)

Subordinate clauses for reasons (weil)

Question	Answer
my (accusative masculine)	meinen
the partner (male)	der Partner
I am meeting my partner today.	Ich treffe heute meinen Partner.
your (informal singular, accusative masculine)	deinen
the appointment	der Termin
Do you have your appointment today?	Hast du heute deinen Termin?
to plan	planen
your (formal, accusative masculine)	Ihren
the visit / the visitors	der Besuch
Are you planning your visit?	Planen Sie Ihren Besuch?
the party	die Party
The boss is planning a party.	Der Chef plant eine Party.
I am not forgetting my appointment.	Ich vergesse meinen Termin nicht.
Are you visiting your partner?	Besuchst du deinen Partner?
the meeting	das Treffen
We have the meeting and the party.	Wir haben das Treffen und die Party.
Do you understand your boss?	Verstehen Sie Ihren Chef?
Are the visitors coming today?	Kommt der Besuch heute?
We are planning the party together.	Wir planen die Party zusammen.
I do not know the parents.	Ich kenne die Eltern nicht.
I am planning your appointment and the meeting.	Ich plane Ihren Termin und das Treffen.
the partner (female)	die Partnerin
Are you meeting my brother and your (female) partner today?	Treffen Sie meinen Bruder und Ihre Partnerin heute?
I know your boss and your (female) partner.	Ich kenne deinen Chef und deine Partnerin.
I am visiting your father tomorrow.	Ich besuche morgen Ihren Vater.
Are you visiting my brother today?	Besuchst du heute meinen Bruder?
He does not know your partner.	Er kennt deinen Partner nicht.
We are planning your visit.	Wir planen Ihren Besuch.

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