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?
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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