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Usages of den
Zwischen zwei Tellern liegt der stärkste Käse, den ich kenne.
Between two plates lies the strongest cheese I know.
Der Fluss, den ich sehe, ist breit.
The river that I see is wide.
Die Katze greift vorsichtig nach dem Ball, den die Nachbarin wirft.
The cat carefully reaches for the ball that the female neighbor throws.
Im Wohnzimmer steht jetzt ein kleiner Kamin, den alle bewundern.
There is now a small fireplace in the living room that everyone admires.
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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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