Accusative
Dative
Two way Accusative
Two way Dative
Contractions
100

Translation: "For"

Was ist "für"?

100

Translation: "With"

Was ist "mit"?

100

Use this case if the question being asked is "Wohin?" (Where to?).

Was ist Akkusativ?

100

Use this case if the question being asked is "Wo?" (Where?).

Was ist Dativ?

100

Short for: in + dem

Was ist "im"?

200

Translation: "Without"

Was ist "ohne"?

200

Translation: "From" or "By"

Was ist "von"?

200

Translation: "Behind"

Was ist "hinter"?

200

Translation: "Under"

Was ist "unter"?

200

Short for: in + das

Was ist "ins"?

300

Translation: "Through"

Was ist "durch"?

300

Translation: "After" or "To"

Was ist "nach"?

300

Translation: "Over"

Was ist "über"?

300

Translation: "Between"

Was ist "zwischen"?

300

Short for: an + dem

Was ist "am"?

400

In the Accusative case, the word der (masculine) always changes to this.

Was ist "den"?

400

In the Dative case, feminine words (die) change to this word (usually used for masculine).

Was ist "der"?

400

This verb is the action of "placing/laying" something down; it triggers the Accusative.

Was ist "legen"?

400

This 3-letter German verb means "to be lying down" (flat) and always uses the Dative.

Was ist "liegen"?

400

You use "zum" for masculine/neuter places, but you must use this version for feminine places (like die Bäckerei).

Was ist "zur"?

500

Fill in the blank: Ich habe ein Geschenk für ____ (my father).

Was ist "meinen Vater"?

500

In the Dative plural, you change the article to den and usually add this letter to the end of the noun.

Was ist "n"? (e.g., den Kindern)

500

This verb is the action of "setting" something upright; it triggers the Accusative.

Was ist "stellen"?

500

This 6-letter German verb means "to be standing" (upright) and always uses the Dative.

Was ist "stehen"?

500

To say you are going "to the" movies, you use this contraction because Kino is a das word.

Was ist "ins"?