German GCSE

Nominative Case

What Nominative Case means in German GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.

Definitions of Nominative Case

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The grammatical case used for the subject of a sentence, or after the verb 'sein' (to be).

AQA · General vocabulary: Shape (study guide)

The grammatical case used for the subject of a sentence (the 'doer' of the action).

Pearson Edexcel · Grammar: Nouns, pronouns and determiners (study guide)

The case used for the subject of the sentence. NEVER used after a preposition.

Pearson Edexcel · Vocabulary: Prepositions (study guide)

The case used for the subject of the sentence (the 'doer' of the action).

Pearson Edexcel · Vocabulary: Nouns (study guide)

The grammatical case used for the subject of a sentence.

Pearson Edexcel · Vocabulary: Basic vocabulary (greetings, numbers, days, months, seasons, times, colours) (study guide)

Topics that use Nominative Case

General vocabulary: Shape (AQA GCSE)
Grammar: Nouns, pronouns and determiners (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Vocabulary: Basic vocabulary (greetings, numbers, days, months, seasons, times, colours) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Vocabulary: Nouns (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Vocabulary: Prepositions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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