Accusative Case
| NOMINATIVE | CONJUGATED VERB | ACCUSATIVE |
| Find the Subject – Who or what is doing the action? | Does the verb express an action? | If the verb is acting, find the direct object – Who or what is receiving the action? |
To find the subject and verb, say: who/what + verb (who/what sees, plays, gives, eats)
To find the direct object, say: verb + whom or what (sees whom, plays what, gives what)
Examples:
| TRANSITIVE VERB | NOMINATIVE | CONJUGATED VERB | ACCUSATIVE |
| see | Ich | sehe | den Mann das Kind die Frau den Herrn |
| play | spiele | Tennis |
|
| eat | esse | Bananen |
|
| say | sage | den Namen |