Akkusativ (Accusative Case) in German Grammar

🔹 What is the Akkusativ?

The Akkusativ (Accusative Case) shows the direct object of a sentence — the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
It answers the question “Wen?” (Whom?) or “Was?” (What?).

✅ Example:
➡️ Ich sehe den Mann. → I see the man.
Here, den Mann is the direct object (the person being seen), so it’s in the Akkusativ case.

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🧩 Definite Articles (Bestimmte Artikel) – Akkusativ

Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Akkusativ	den Mann	die Frau	das Kind	die Bücher

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🧩 Indefinite Articles (Unbestimmte Artikel) – Akkusativ

Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Akkusativ	einen Mann	eine Frau	ein Kind	—

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✨ Examples of Akkusativ Sentences

1. Ich habe einen Hund. → I have a dog.

2. Er kauft ein Auto. → He buys a car.

3. Wir sehen den Film. → We see the movie.

4. Sie liest die Zeitung. → She reads the newspaper.

5. Das Kind trinkt die Milch. → The child drinks the milk.

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💡 How to Identify the Akkusativ

Ask “Wen?” (Whom?) or “Was?” (What?) after the verb — the answer is the Akkusativ object.

Example:
➡️ Wen siehst du? – Ich sehe den Mann.
(Whom do you see? – I see the man.)

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🧠 Quick Summary

• Akkusativ = Direct Object (the receiver of the action)

• Articles change only for masculine nouns
  → der → den and ein → einen

• Feminine, neuter, and plural forms stay the same as in Nominativ.

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📘 Example Comparison

Case	Masculine	Example	Meaning
Nominativ	der Mann	Der Mann liest	The man reads.
Akkusativ	den Mann	Ich sehe den Mann	I see the man.