Identify the grammatical role
In Der Besucher wartet., the visitor is the subject and uses nominative. In Nora begrüßt den Besucher., the same person is the accusative object of begrüßen. His identity and the noun's masculine gender have not changed. Case describes the phrase's grammatical relationship in this sentence; it does not assign a new gender to the person.
Definite article forms
| Kasus | Maskulin | Feminin | Neutrum | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akkusativ | den Kurs | die Gruppe | das Ticket | die Kurse |
Indefinite article forms
| Kasus | Maskulin | Feminin | Neutrum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkusativ | einen Kurs | eine Gruppe | ein Ticket |
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2. Complete: Ich sehe ___ Raum. (der Raum).
Ich sehe den Raum. Sehen takes an accusative object; masculine der becomes den.
7. What is the role of den Raum in Den Raum zeigt die Leiterin dem Besucher.?
It remains the accusative object. Fronting a phrase does not automatically make it the subject; die Leiterin remains nominative.
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Does every noun after a verb take accusative?
No. The construction decides the role and case. Helfen requires dative; many other verbs take accusative; a following noun can also be a predicate or belong to a preposition phrase.
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