Nominative, Accusative, Dative Case

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    The mastery of the German case system constitutes the structural foundation for all syntactic accuracy and semantic precision. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to identify and manipulate the Nominative (subject), Accusative (direct object/motion), and Dative (indirect object/static position) across articles, pronouns, and adjectives. Proficiency requires the application of case governance by specific verbs and prepositions, enabling the comprehension and production of complex, non-linear sentence structures.

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    Syntactic Function and Word Order: Distinguishing subject (Nominative) from objects (Accusative/Dative) to permit flexible sentence structures (e.g., starting with the object for emphasis)
    Prepositional Governance: Application of fixed case prepositions (e.g., 'für' + Acc, 'mit' + Dat) and dual-case prepositions ('Wechselpräpositionen') distinguishing location from motion
    Verbal Governance: Correct usage of verbs requiring specific cases, including standard transitive verbs and fixed Dative verbs (e.g., 'helfen', 'folgen', 'gefallen')

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