Course Description

Selecting the correct character case is one of the most common problems among new learners of German. Nevertheless, understanding the concepts of cases and how to use them will significantly ease your learning, helping you form sentences while you write and converse more eloquently. In this free online course, we will walk you through the four cases used for communication in German (nominativ, akkusativ, dativ and genitiv). You will learn about the functions of cases and the words used to form questions for each. In the same vein, we will highlight the rules that guide the use of cases in the grammatical context. Then we identify the essential verbs that activate the four cases. This course is the last in the first ‘German Language for Beginners’ series by Kevin Grüdel. If you recently only started learning the language, we recommend completing the ‘German Language for 'Beginners’ 101 to 103 courses before taking this course.

In the following section, we dissect the genitive case. We break it down and keep it simple as it is one of the most challenging subjects in German. We discuss why the dative case rapidly replaces the genitive case in the modern language. Moreover, we will review the subject of präposition (‘preposition’ in English), which is one of the most important aspects of German vocabulary. We outline the three distinct prepositions used in various cases to enhance your written and spoken German. With this, you will be able to make your dreams of becoming an effective German language speaker a reality. Then we will highlight the subject of personal pronouns (Personalpronomen), including how to recognise them and how they modify the sentence cases.

Next, the course will teach you how to append the ending of verbs and adjectives in the dative and genitive cases of the German language. We'll present a list of all the possible prepositions and see how they are used in their respective cases. Finally, learn how to identify the German language cases that deal with movements and non-movement by exploring the verbs that regulate them. We will also test your knowledge of each topic covered in the course with exercises and assignments to serve as mnemonics that sharpen your memory and aid your mastery. By taking this course, you will have a sound knowledge of the core concepts of German that will make you an articulate speaker of the language. So why wait? Start learning now.

What you'll learn in this course?

• German Language