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Questions tagged [accusative]

Akkusativ – Relating to the grammatical case that marks typically the direct object of a verb or the object of any of several prepositions

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How come there are two accusative objects here "das geht dich einen Dreck an"? (so it seems)

I failed with the object analysis of the following sentence: Das Subjekt geht Verb dich Akk-Objekt(!?) einen Dreck Akk-Objekt(!?) an. I know there are instances, in which one finds, on top of the accusative object, some other noun in…
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Meaning and construction of "Ich bedanke mich"

I started studying German few months ago. I started reading "Der Nussknacker (Niveau Eins)". I found this Ich bedanke mich but I can not really understand what does it mean and its construction. Why nominative + verb + accusative?
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Application menu and the word "Name": Usage of accusative without article?

In an application on a drop down menu is an English button labeled "Copy username". Its intention is to copy a username into the PCs clipboard. Which way of translation would be correct for German language: "Benutzernamen kopieren", because of…
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Accusative at the beginning of the sentence

In the German language, we could replace accusative to the beginning of the sentence, like so: Der Hund beißt den Mann. Den Mann beißt der Hund. So is this Der Hund beißt die Frau. Die Frau beißt der Hund. also correct? Edit: What if we…
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How can be there two accusative in one sentence?

I was doing an exercise in German Grammar drill. I found a sentence like that has two accusatives. Are they really accusatives? Meine Tante stellte den Blumenstrauß auf den Tisch "auf" is also dative preposition as I know.
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Warum fängt dieser Satz mit "den" an?

Ohne "den" wäre er auch korrekt, oder? Spielt dieses eine besondere Rolle? WIE KÖNNEN WIR DIE LÜCKE SCHLIESSEN? Den einen Schalter, den man umlegen kann, gibt es nicht. Deswegen setzen wir an vielen Stellen gleichzeitig an.
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Two accusatives in one sentence?

I wanted to write the German equivalent of "I have sent Wolfgang a letter, please let him open it (himself)" So I wrote "Ich habe Wolfgang einen Brief geschickt, bitte lass Ihn den öffnen" Is this correct? It bothers me that both "Ihn" and…
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Wenfall mit "gehören"

Wenn Frauen wirklich in die Küche gehören, dann gehören Männer in den Keller. SOURCE Is it standard to use the accusative case with this verb when it is used in this way?
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Sollte man Artikel im Akkusativ auf eine Einkaufsliste schreiben?

Weil ich die Artikel kaufen will, sollen sie denn im Akkusativ geschrieben werden? z.B. Schwarzen Pfeffer Gerösteten Knoblauch oder im Nominativ? Schwarzer Pfeffer Gerösteter Knoblauch
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Akkusativ Markieren für Lokale Präpositionen

Ich habe eine Frage. Ich habe zwei Sätze geformt: Stell die Tasse in die Küche auf den Schrank. Stell die Tasse in der Küche auf den Schrank. Soll ich die Lokale Präpositionen zweimal als Akkusativ markieren hier: einmal mit in die Küche und…
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den or dem? Doubt about use of accusative or dative

Why is it correct the phrase: "Wie wichtig ist den Deutschen dieser Sport" and not "Wie wichtig ist dem Deutschen dieser Sport"?
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Sequence of cases

When I studied German before the cases were listed as Nominativ, Genitiv, Dativ and Akkusativ. Now the sequence is changed so that Akkusativ is second! This makes it more difficult to "relearn" German as all the endings have a changed order. Why has…
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Why is the nominative case used in the sentence "Sie kaufen dein Fahrrad."?

I am beginning to study German and I was checking solutions of some grammar exercises from the book "Practice Makes Perfect" and couldn't understand why the nominative case is used in these sentences (regarding the possessive pronoun) : "11. . 12.…
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Why "einen" in "Könntest du bitte einen Augenblick meine Tasche halten?"

In my Lingvist flashcards I came across the following sentence: Könntest du bitte einen Augenblick meine Tasche halten? (Could you please hold my bag for a second?) I'm confused why the indefinite article for Augenblick is being conjugated in the…
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Akkusativ "den" in "Ich bringe meine Kinder in den Kindergarten"

I'm slightly stuck with the sentence Ich bringe meine Kinder in den Kindergarten with regards to the article "den". I know it is the accusative for the masculine article, but I thought the verb "bringen" is received by the children, so the…
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