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There are four cases in German: Nominative (subject); Accusative(direct object); Dative(indirect object); Genitive(possession). The Nominative case is probably the most basic and easy to understand. It is the subject of the sentence which means it is the 'doer' of the action. I make (ich mache). 'I' is the subject. The dog is running, (Der Hund läuft), The Dog is the subject because it is the one running; very simple. The Direct and Indirect Objects normally cause people the most trouble. The Direct Object is the 'receiver' of the SY0-101 Exam action. I love you (ich liebe dich) 'you' is the direct object because it is the thing being loved. I'm baking cake (ich backe kuchen) 'cake' is the direct object because it is the thing being backed. However, I'm giving you the papier/I'm giving the paper to you (ich gebe dir das Papier) 'you' is now the indirect object, the paper is the thing being given, and it is being given TO you. This is normally how we describe the indirect object, 'to whom or for whom', but remember that in German you will never use 'to' or 'for' to indicate the indirect object. This case shows CISSP Exam possession, and it too is simple, but you must make sure you understand exactly which part of the sentence is Genitive. I have your pen (ich habe deinen Kuli) 'deinen' is in the Genitive case because it is the word that shows possession. Some might think that 'Kuli' is in the Genitive case, but it is the direct object. The girl's father is smart (Der Vater der Mädchens ist klug). 'Girl' is in the Genitive case. Notice that in both the Accusative in Nominative cases, the ending of the third person personal pronouns corresponds to the declension of the definite articles, this is true for the Genitive and Dative cases, and can help very much when the correct declension of an article or a personal pronoun slips your mind. Now let's try SSCP Exam constructing some simple sentences with both the Nominative and Accusative Cases with two more verbs: Kennen, to be familiar with; Wissen, to know (a fact). Kennen and Wissen both translate to the same thing in English, but have a different meaning in German, make sure you are familiar with this difference. Kennen is regular, but Wissen is not, so below is a conjugation chart of both: