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Breakdown of Gib mir den Schlüssel.
mir
ich - dative case
ich - mir
du - dir
Sie - Ihnen
du - dir
Sie - Ihnen
der Schlüssel
the key
geben
to give; to pass; to hand
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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 dativeder Schlüsselgib mirEr 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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