German Language Grammar

  1. Nouns and Articles
    1. Grammatical Gender
      1. Masculine Nouns
        1. Common Endings for Masculine Nouns
          1. Typical Masculine Noun Categories
            1. Masculine Gender Indicators
            2. Feminine Nouns
              1. Common Endings for Feminine Nouns
                1. Typical Feminine Noun Categories
                  1. Feminine Gender Indicators
                  2. Neuter Nouns
                    1. Common Endings for Neuter Nouns
                      1. Typical Neuter Noun Categories
                        1. Neuter Gender Indicators
                        2. Rules and Patterns for Gender Assignment
                          1. Semantic Rules
                            1. Morphological Rules
                              1. Memorization Strategies
                                1. Exceptions and Irregularities
                                2. Compound Nouns and Gender
                                  1. Determining Gender of Compounds
                                    1. Common Compound Patterns
                                      1. Gender of the Final Element Rule
                                    2. The Four Grammatical Cases
                                      1. Overview of Case System
                                        1. Function of Cases in German
                                          1. Case Marking on Articles and Adjectives
                                          2. Nominative Case
                                            1. Subject of the Sentence
                                              1. Predicate Nouns
                                                1. Usage Examples
                                                2. Accusative Case
                                                  1. Direct Object
                                                    1. Accusative Prepositions
                                                      1. Time Expressions in Accusative
                                                        1. Usage Examples
                                                        2. Dative Case
                                                          1. Indirect Object
                                                            1. Dative Prepositions
                                                              1. Dative Verbs
                                                                1. Usage Examples
                                                                2. Genitive Case
                                                                  1. Possession
                                                                    1. Genitive Prepositions
                                                                      1. Genitive of Time
                                                                        1. Declining Nouns in Genitive
                                                                          1. Usage Examples
                                                                        2. Articles and Determiners
                                                                          1. Definite Articles
                                                                            1. der Declension
                                                                              1. die Declension
                                                                                1. das Declension
                                                                                  1. Usage in Context
                                                                                  2. Indefinite Articles
                                                                                    1. ein Declension
                                                                                      1. eine Declension
                                                                                        1. ein Declension
                                                                                          1. Usage in Context
                                                                                          2. The Negative Article
                                                                                            1. kein Declension
                                                                                              1. Usage Rules
                                                                                              2. Possessive Determiners
                                                                                                1. mein Declension
                                                                                                  1. dein Declension
                                                                                                    1. sein Declension
                                                                                                      1. ihr Declension
                                                                                                        1. unser Declension
                                                                                                          1. euer Declension
                                                                                                            1. Ihr Declension
                                                                                                              1. Usage with Nouns
                                                                                                            2. Noun Pluralization
                                                                                                              1. Common Plural Endings
                                                                                                                1. -e Plural
                                                                                                                  1. -er Plural
                                                                                                                    1. -n Plural
                                                                                                                      1. -en Plural
                                                                                                                        1. -s Plural
                                                                                                                        2. Plurals with Umlaut Changes
                                                                                                                          1. Patterns and Examples
                                                                                                                            1. Predictable Umlaut Rules
                                                                                                                            2. Irregular Plurals
                                                                                                                              1. Nouns with Unique Plural Forms
                                                                                                                                1. Foreign Loan Words
                                                                                                                                2. Nouns with No Plural Form
                                                                                                                                  1. Nouns with No Singular Form
                                                                                                                                  2. N-Declension
                                                                                                                                    1. Characteristics of Weak Nouns
                                                                                                                                      1. List of Common Weak Nouns
                                                                                                                                        1. Declension Patterns
                                                                                                                                          1. Mixed Declension Nouns

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