1. A NOMINATIVE on the case of the German has 4 cases NOMINATIVE
ACCUSATIVE
GENITIVE
DATIVE
the A
NOMINATIVE

2. and possessives like mein, dein, etc
What are the NOMINATIVE forms?
..... But if there is a possessive, (my, your etc) that will show case, reflecting pretty much what the definite article does. So for the nominative, that will be meine, deine, seine, ihre, unsere, eure
CASE NOTES
Nouns mostly don’t show case, but any article in front of them does.
So the der die das or ein eine ein will change according to case.
Pronouns do show case.
So er sie es will change according to case.
definite
article
der
die
das
die
and possessives like mein, dein, etc
indefinite
article no
plural
form
ein
eine
ein
pronouns er
sie es
sie
evidence?
What’s the

3. Eine Katze ist in der Nähe.
EVIDENCE
the nominative case is used when a noun or pronoun is the subect of the verb in the sentence
definite
article
Der Hund bellt.
indefinite
article
Eine Katze ist in der Nähe.
pronouns
Sie flieht!.
evidence?
more

4. the nominative case is also used after the verb to be
EVIDENCE
the nominative case is also used after the verb to be
definite
article
Southampton ist die schönste Stadt.
indefinite
article
Du bist ein guter Freund.
pronouns
Ich bin es!
evidence?
more

5. CASE NOTES
Well, that just about sums up the evidence on this particular case.
The Nominative is probably the easiest case to remember, as the forms der die das, ein eine ein and er sie es are the first ones you learn.
So its .....
CASE CLOSED
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