Was kaufst du?
What are you buying?
German A1 · Lesson 27/30 · Free
Basic accusative
In this lesson you will learn to identify and use direct objects in sentences.
Lektion 2701 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaWas kaufst du?What are you buying?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Ich kaufe einen Apfel und eine Banane.
I am buying an apple and a banana.
Brauchst du auch ein Brot?
Do you also need a bread?
Ja, ich nehme das Brot.
Yes, I'll take the bread.
Und den Käse?
And the cheese?
Den brauche ich nicht.
I don't need that.
den, ein
The complete situation
Ich kaufe einen Apfel
Ich kaufe einen Apfel shows the heart of the accusative: Apfel is masculine, der Apfel, and as a direct object ein becomes einen.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
einen
Ich kaufe einen Apfel shows the heart of the accusative: Apfel is masculine, der Apfel, and as a direct object ein becomes einen.
Explanation 2
die
Ich nehme die Banane confirms that the feminine doesn't change: die Banane remains die in the accusative. So the accusative is less scary than it seems: only the masculine changes form.
Explanation 3
Sprechen Sie nach
Now practice pronunciation: listen and repeat each sentence out loud.
Explanation 4
Noch ein Dialog
Now a request at the restaurant that mixes masculine, feminine, and neuter.
04 · Review
Test what you learned
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