Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismittel.

Nennt is the 3rd person singular present-tense form of nennen.

• ich nenne = I name / mention
• du nennst = you name / mention
• er/sie/es nennt = he/she/it names / mentions

The subject here is die Anklage, which is grammatically singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• Die Anklage nennt ... = The prosecution / indictment names, mentions, cites ...

If the subject were plural, you would use nennen:

• Die Anwälte nennen zwei Beweismittel. = The lawyers name two pieces of evidence.

In legal German, die Anklage can mean things like:

• the prosecution
• the charge
• the indictment
• sometimes the prosecution side/case

The exact English translation depends on context. In a sentence like this, it often means something like the prosecution or the indictment rather than a general everyday accusation.

So Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismittel could mean that the prosecution or the indictment lists, mentions, or cites two items of evidence.

Yes. Die here is the definite article, meaning the.

But German die can be several things, so learners often wonder which one it is. Here it is:

• feminine singular nominative for Anklage

So:

• die Anklage = the prosecution / the indictment

A useful clue is the verb:

• nennt is singular, so die Anklage must be a singular subject here, not a plural noun phrase.

Die Anklage is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing doing the action.

A simple way to see that:

• Who nennt two pieces of evidence?
• Die Anklage does.

So die Anklage is the subject, and subjects are in the nominative.

Zwei Beweismittel is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of nennt.

You can think of it like this:

• The prosecution names what?
• two pieces/items of evidence

That makes zwei Beweismittel the direct object, so it is accusative.

Because Beweismittel has the same form in the singular and the plural:

• das Beweismittel = the piece/item of evidence
• die Beweismittel = the pieces/items of evidence

So:

• ein Beweismittel
• zwei Beweismittel

This is normal for some German nouns. The number is shown by the article or by a word like ein or zwei, not by changing the noun ending.

Because this phrase is accusative plural, not dative plural.

After a number like zwei, the noun in nominative or accusative plural is just the normal plural form:

• zwei Beweismittel

You would see Beweismitteln only in the dative plural:

• mit zwei Beweismitteln = with two pieces of evidence

So in your sentence:

• Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismittel.
  not
• Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismitteln.

Literally, nennen often means to name or to call. But in context, especially formal or legal context, it can also mean:

• to mention
• to cite
• to list
• to specify

So here nennt probably does not mean giving something a name for the first time. It more likely means that the prosecution mentions or cites two pieces of evidence.

Because zwei is already acting as the determiner here.

German often uses:

• zwei Beweismittel = two pieces of evidence

without adding a definite article.

You could add other words in different contexts, for example:

• die zwei Beweismittel = the two pieces of evidence
• zwei der Beweismittel = two of the pieces of evidence

But the basic phrase with a number does not need an article.

It is in the present tense:

• Die Anklage nennt ...

In German, the present tense is used very broadly. Depending on context, it can translate into English as:

• The prosecution names ...
• The prosecution mentions ...
• The prosecution is naming ...
• The prosecution cites ...

In formal written German, especially in summaries or descriptions, the present tense is very common.

Yes. German allows other word orders, but the conjugated verb usually stays in the second position in a normal main clause.

The neutral order here is:

• Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismittel.

You could also say:

• Zwei Beweismittel nennt die Anklage.

That version puts extra emphasis on zwei Beweismittel.

What stays true in both versions is:

• the verb is still in second position
• die Anklage is still the subject
• zwei Beweismittel is still the object

Because the verb tells you.

• nennt = singular
• nennen = plural

So although die can also be a plural article, the verb shows that die Anklage must be singular here.

Compare:

• Die Anklage nennt zwei Beweismittel. = singular subject
• Die Anklagen nennen zwei Beweismittel. = plural subject

Exactly. German very often builds nouns by combining smaller words into one compound noun.

Beweismittel is made from:

• Beweis = proof / evidence
• Mittel = means / instrument / resource

So Beweismittel is literally something like means of proof, which in natural English is usually piece of evidence or item of evidence.

This is very common in German, especially in formal, legal, and technical vocabulary.