Akkusativ (accusative case)
Akkusativ marks the direct object — the thing or person directly affected by the verb (like 'him' instead of 'he' in English). It answers the questions 'wen?' (whom?) or 'was?' (what?). As the first case (Fall/Kasus) you learn in German, it opens the door to noun declension — German nouns and articles change form according to their role in the sentence, mostly by changing the article rather than the noun.
INTRODUCTION
Akkusativ marks the direct object — the thing or person directly affected by the verb (like 'him' instead of 'he' in English). It answers the questions 'wen?' (whom?) or 'was?' (what?). As the first case (Fall/Kasus) you learn in German, it opens the door to noun declension — German nouns and articles change form according to their role in the sentence, mostly by changing the article rather than the noun.