Accusative Case 1

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Whom? What?
The Direct Object
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The Accusative Case is for the Main endings:
Direct Object of the verb . . .
Spot ran to Tom.
To whom did Spot run? To Tom.
Tom is the Direct Object. Therefore,
Tom gets the Accusative Case.
and
NOUNS Plurals Examples
Animate* Consonant = a , ,
, =
.
Masculine ?
Inanimate* No change .
Animate* a = , , =,DropEndings .
Feminine = ?
Inanimate*
= No change .
Animate* = ,DropEndings
Neuter No change .
Inanimate*

ADJECTIVES Plurals Examples

Animate*
.
Masculine .
Inanimate* No change ?

Feminine
Animate* = .
Inanimate* = e ?

Neuter
Animate*
No change
?
Inanimate* .

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** Animate: Living things like People and Animals.
Includes Names, Professions and Nationalities
Inanimate: Includes Food, Clothing, Shelter, etc.
cases dont
differentiate between
Animate & Inanimate!
 Accusative Case 2

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Whom? What?
The Direct Object
!
Possessives
PRONOUNS Masculine
Animate
Masculine
Inanimate Feminine Neuter Plurals
An. / Inan.
Examples
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Add the when pre-
ceded by a preposition. The Accusative Case is required when one of these prepositions is used.
Example:

Accusative Case
for across, over, through, by
() into, in, to onto, to, on, for (duration of time)
Oneself
up to
about
under
(, ) against
() about, approximately

A Few Other Examples of the Accusative Case...

Word Meaning Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural Examples

This or That / / .

Everything / / .

My Own .

Myself .