Ich mag diese Farbe.

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Breakdown of Ich mag diese Farbe.

• diese: this
• mögen: to like
• die Farbe: the color

Questions & Answers about Ich mag diese Farbe.

What does the verb mag mean, and how is it related to mögen?

Mag is the first‑person singular present tense form of the verb mögen, which means to like. In other words, when you say ich mag, you literally say “I like.” The full present‑tense conjugation of mögen is:

• ich mag
• du magst
• er/sie/es mag
• wir mögen
• ihr mögt
• sie/Sie mögen

Why is it diese Farbe and not dieser Farbe or dieses Farbe?

The word diese is a demonstrative determiner and must agree in gender, number, and case with Farbe.

• Farbe is a feminine noun.
• In the accusative case (because it’s the direct object of mag), the feminine demonstrative remains diese.

For reference, the demonstrative for feminine would be:

• Nominative: diese
• Accusative: diese
• Dative: dieser
• Genitive: dieser

Which case is diese Farbe, and why?

Diese Farbe is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb mögen. In German, the thing you like (the object of “like”) takes the accusative case.
Example of cases with die Farbe:

• Nominative: die Farbe (subject)
• Accusative: die Farbe (direct object)
• Dative: der Farbe (indirect object)
• Genitive: der Farbe (possession)