Declension Exercises For German Grammar

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Declension in German grammar is crucial for understanding the function of nouns, as it shows the gender, case, and number of a noun. The way a noun changes form depending on its role in the sentence is referred to as declension. The noun might be influenced by its gender, whether it is singular or plural, and its case: nominative, accusative, dative or genitive. Even though it might sound complex, with practice, one becomes familiar with the various possibilities and their uses.

Exercise 1: Noun Declension According to Gender and Number

*Der* (the.masc.sing) Mann ist hier.
*Die* (the.fem.sing) Frau ist da.
*Das* (the.neu.sing) Mรคdchen ist jung.
*Die* (the.plural) Mรคnner sind stark.
*Die* (the.plural) Frauen sind schรถn.
*Die* (the.plural) Mรคdchen sind klein.
*Die* (the.fem.sing) Katze ist sรผรŸ.
*Der* (the.masc.sing) Hund ist groรŸ.
*Das* (the.neu.sing) Pferd ist schnell.
*Die* (the.plural) Katzen sind lustig.
*Die* (the.plural) Hunde sind laut.
*Die* (the.plural) Pferde sind wild.
*Ein* (a.masc.sing) Apfel ist rot.
*Eine* (a.fem.sing) Banane ist gelb.
*Ein* (a.neu.sing) Auto ist neu.

Exercise 2: Noun Declension According to Case

*Den* (the.masc.acc) Ball hat der Junge.
*Der* (the.masc.nom) Junge hat einen Ball.
*Das* (the.neu.nom) Mรคdchen gibt dem Hund ein Leckerli.
*Dem* (the.masc.dat) Hund schmeckt das Leckerli.
*Die* (the.fem.nom) Katze jagt die Maus.
*Die* (the.fem.acc) Maus wird von der Katze gejagt.
*Der* (the.masc.nom) Lehrer liest den Schรผlern eine Geschichte vor.
*Den* (the.plural.dat) Schรผlern gefรคllt die Geschichte.
*Das* (the.neu.nom) Pferd springt รผber den Zaun.
*Den* (the.masc.acc) Zaun hat das Pferd รผbersprungen.
*Die* (the.fem.nom) Mutter kรผsst ihr Kind.
*Ihr* (her.acc) Kind liebt die Mutter sehr.
*Der* (the.masc.nom) Vater spielt mit seinen Kindern.
*Seinen* (his.plur.dat) Kindern macht das Spielen SpaรŸ.
*Das* (the.neu.nom) Brautpaar feiert den schรถnsten Tag ihres Lebens.
*Den* (the.masc.acc) schรถnsten Tag ihres Lebens wird das Brautpaar nie vergessen.

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