What’s on the The Four Cases poster
A 4-row table: Case · masc / fem · neut / plural.
Definite articles. Case is decided by the role of the noun in the sentence, not by the noun.
- Nominativ — subject — der / die — das / die
- Akkusativ — direct obj — den / die — das / die
- Dativ — indirect obj — dem / der — dem / den
- Genitiv — possession — des / der — des / der
Only the masculine changes in the accusative. That one row is most of what beginners get wrong.
Questions about the The Four Cases poster
- What’s on the The Four Cases poster?
- A 4-row table: Case · masc / fem · neut / plural. Definite articles. Case is decided by the role of the noun in the sentence, not by the noun. Nominativ — subject — der / die — das / die; Akkusativ — direct obj — den / die — das / die; Dativ — indirect obj — dem / der — dem / den; Genitiv — possession — des / der — des / der. Only the masculine changes in the accusative. That one row is most of what beginners get wrong.
- Who is the The Four Cases poster for?
- The Four Cases belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning german can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the The Four Cases poster?
- Find the case first, then the gender, then read across. Guessing at the article never works. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Four Cases belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with The Four Cases?
- Adjective Endings, Compound Nouns and Da- & Wo- Compounds sit alongside The Four Cases in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Adjective EndingsCompound NounsDa- & Wo- Compounds
- Is the The Four Cases poster free to download and print?
- Yes. The Four Cases downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the The Four Cases poster print at?
- The Four Cases is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Four Cases loses nothing.Printing guide
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