Nominativ (Nominative Case) in German Grammar

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🔹 What is the Nominativ?

The Nominativ is the subject case in German grammar.
It shows who or what performs the action in a sentence.

Example:
➡️ Der Mann schläft. (The man is sleeping.)
Here, der Mann is the subject → therefore it is in the Nominativ.

🧩 Definite Articles (Bestimmte Artikel) – Nominativ

Case     Masculine      Feminine      Neuter      Plural
Nominativ   der Mann    die Frau        das Kind              die Bücher

🧩 Indefinite Articles (Unbestimmte Artikel) – Nominativ

Case  Masculine         Feminine      Neuter           Plural
Nominativ    ein Mann         eine Frau        ein Kind            —

✨ Simple Examples

  1. Der Lehrer unterrichtet. → The teacher teaches.

  2. Die Frau singt. → The woman sings.

  3. Das Kind spielt. → The child plays.

  4. Ein Mann liest ein Buch. → A man is reading a book.

  5. Eine Schülerin schreibt. → A (female) student is writing.

💡 Tip to Remember

  • The subject of a sentence is always in the nominative case.

  • To find the subject, ask:
    Wer? (Who?) or Was? (What?)

Example:
➡️ Wer spielt? – Das Kind spielt.
(Who is playing? – The child is playing.)


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