German GCSE
Accusative Case
What Accusative Case means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Accusative Case
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The grammatical case used for the direct object of a sentence, or after certain prepositions (like 'für') and 'es gibt'. Masculine 'der' changes to 'den', 'ein' changes to 'einen'.
The grammatical case used for the direct object of a sentence, or after specific prepositions (durch, für, gegen, ohne, um).
The grammatical case used to show movement towards a destination when answering the question 'wohin?' (where to?).
The grammatical case used for the direct object of a sentence, or following specific prepositions (DOGFU-B).
The grammatical case used for the direct object of a sentence (the thing having the action done to it).
The grammatical case used for the direct object of a sentence (the 'receiver' of the action).
Topics that use Accusative Case
- General vocabulary: Shape (AQA GCSE)
- Grammar: Nouns, pronouns and determiners (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Grammar: Prepositions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Thematic Context: My neighbourhood (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Vocabulary: Cultural and geographical words (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Vocabulary: Prepositions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Dative Case
- Nominative Case
- Noun
- Preposition
- Wechselpräpositionen
- Adjective
- Adjective Agreement
- Auxiliary Verb (Hilfsverb)
Using Accusative Case in the exam
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