Hi. Can someone explain the difference in these two sentences?
Sentence 1: das Kind sieht einen Hund.
Sentence 2: der Hund sieht ein Kind.
If both the kid and the dog are doing the same thing (seeing), why does it change from "einen" when the kid sees, to "ein" when the dog sees?
Gender: DAS Kind, DER Hund.
@Ironfleet11
because the thing being seen is in the accusative the accusative for a der Word is einen; the accusative for a das word is ein
Sorry but I find this inappropriate. If there is some strange language used on official documents or a law then by all means post it here and ask. But to expect explainations about absolute basic grammar is nonsensical. Buy a beginner German grammer book!
@TominStuttgart I disagree.
This forum exists to exchange ideas, experiences and information relevant to foreigners in Germany. Language is a part of that, of course.
I think it is o.k. to ask (and answer) such questions. If you don't like them, please just ignore!
@beppi Thanks
On sentence 1: Kind is nominativ and Hund is accusativ
On sentence 2: Hund is nominativ, Kind is accusativ
"Kind" belongs to neutral articles, that means
"Hund" belongs to masculin articles, that means
. Nominativ: der Hund, ein Hund
. Accusativ: den Hund, einen Hund
. Dativ: dem Hund, einem Hund
The kid and dog are doing the same thing (seeing). But the kid=Kind is neutral, and the dog=Hund is masculin in German.
This is the logic of the German langage:
-you have to speak and write it correct
-A dog is more masculin than a kid in accusativ case, but both (kid and dog) are in total indifference on dativ case...
-we have to write both subsantives in big letters
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