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===Noun inflection===
===Noun inflection===
German nouns can have one of three genders: masculine, feminine, or neutral. The definite articles are as follows:
German nouns can have one of three genders: masculine, feminine, or neutral. The definite articles in the nominative case are as follows:
*'''Der''' Hund (Nouns are always capitalized in German.) = The dog
*'''Der''' Hund (Nouns are always capitalized in German.) = The dog
As in English, there is no indefinite for for plural nouns.
As in English, there is no indefinite for for plural nouns.
===The four cases===
In German, four cases are used, known as the ''nominative'', the ''accusative'', the ''dative'', and the ''genitive''. Nominative is the case which is used in the subject of sentences, or to say A=B. Accusative indicates a direct object relationship, as in "I bought '''the book'''." The dative case shows an indirect object relationship, as in "I gave '''you''' the book." The genitive case has slowly into disuse, but indicates possession; this usage is often replaced by the dative in most cases.
The definite and indefinite articles change according to the case:
==References==
==References==