Verbs which take the accusative in German
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Verbs which take the accusative
Some verbs are used with the accusative, dative or both cases. The verb determines which case is used.
Ein Apfel: Ich esse + ein Apfel. â Ich esse einen Apfel.
An apple: I eat + an apple â I eat an apple.
The following verbs are used with the accusative:
brauchen (to need), haben (to have), kochen (to cook), mĂśgen (to like), essen (to eat), trinken (to drink), kaufen (to buy), nehmen (to take), sehen (to see)
ein Kaffee â Anna trinkt einen Kaffee.
a coffee: Anna drinks a coffee.
das Buch â Ich lese das Buch.
the book: I have read the book.
keine Wohnung â Wir kaufen keine Wohnung.
no apartment: We are not buying an apartment.
These are the endings in the accusative (the symbol â indicates that no ending is added):
| Nominativ | Akkusativ | |
|---|---|---|
| maskulin | â | en |
| neutrum | â | â |
| feminin | e | e |
| Plural | e | e |
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