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Usages of der Schlüssel
Gib mir den Schlüssel.
Give me the key.
Er gibt mir den Schlüssel.
He gives me the key.
Er gibt mir nicht den Schlüssel.
He doesn't give me the key.
position of nicht:
between the direct and the indirect object
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der Apfelden Apfel = direct object and accusative
den Apfel = indirect object and dative
den Apfel = indirect object and accusativeder Frau = indirect object and dative
der Frau = direct object and accusative
den Apfel = indirect object and dativegib mirGib mir den Schlüssel.Er gibt mir den Schlüssel.Er gibt mir nicht den Schlüssel.bringen
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“How do German cases work?”
German has four grammatical cases: nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object), and genitive (possession). The case determines the form of articles and adjectives. For example, "the dog" is "der Hund" as a subject but "den Hund" as a direct object.
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