akkusative i have the option to face my accuser directly --james t. kirk

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Akkusative

“I have the option to face my accuser DIRECTLY”

--James T. Kirk

Question to keep in mind…what or who is being verbed?

?

All of the definite articles (THE) were hanging around one day…

There was masculine ‘der’

der

There was neutral ‘das’

der das

And there was feminie ‘die’

der das

die

There were all playing together……for a while

der das

die

Until they got tired and grumpy and started accusing each other of stupid things…

der das

die

Der directly accused die of being too excited and always screaming things like ‘EEEEE!’

der

das

dieAccuses

Accuses

Der, who is subjecting die to this treatment, is the subject.

der

das

die

Der, who is naming ‘die’ annoying, is in the nominative case.

Accuses

Die, who is being directly accused, is the direct object.

der

das

die

Die, who being directly accused, is in the accusative case.

Accuses

Die then accusses das of being mean and hissing all the time with a loud ‘SSSSS’

der

das

die

Accuses

Die , who is subjecting das to this treatment, is the subject.

derdasdie

Die, who is naming ‘das’ annoying, is in the nominative case.

Accuses

Das, who is being directly accused, is the direct object.

derdasdie

Das, who being directly accused, is in the accusative case.

Accuses

Das then accusses der of being violent and angry all the time with a growly ‘RRRRRR’

derdasdie

Accuses

Das is correct though. Der is always screaming RRRRR. (but to cover it up while being accused, der bites his

tongue and his RRRR changes to an NNNN.

derdasdie

n

Accuses

Das , who is subjecting den to this treatment, is the subject.

dendasdie

Das, who is naming den annoying, is in the nominative case.

Accuses

Den, who is being directly accused, is the direct object.

dendasdie

Den, who being directly accused, is in the accusative case.

From nomnative to accusative, only der changes…

Nomnative Akkusativ

der dendas dasdie diedie (pl) die (pl)

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being verbed?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being accused?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being seen?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being hit?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being smelled?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being fetched?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being played?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being bought?

And you can substitue many verbs in for accused...

Who or what is being bought?

One last time…

Who or what is being verbed?

Who or what is being verbed?…and not every sentence has a direct object…

…and the verb to be ‘sein’ never has a direct object.

DAS ENDE

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