Nach der Schule wollen wir ein ____ Film sehen (der) a. eine b. ein c. einen

German · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Nach der Schule wollen wir einen Film sehen.

Extra: In the German language, the articles "der," "die," and "das" (the equivalent of "the" in English) change depending on the case of the noun they are associated with. There are four cases in German: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. The sentence you provided requires the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb "sehen" (to see).

"Film" is a masculine noun, as indicated by the article "der" before it. When a masculine noun is in the accusative case, the article "der" changes to "den", and the indefinite article "ein" changes to "einen". The options "eine" and "ein" can be immediately ruled out because "eine" is used for feminine nouns and "ein" is used for masculine or neuter nouns in the nominative case - not accusative.

Remembering the correct article for each case and gender is crucial for proper grammar in German. It is a common challenge for students learning German, but with practice, it becomes easier to remember.