In German, grammatical cases and declension are closely connected. Cases describe the function of a noun or pronoun in a sentence, while declension shows this function through changes in articles, adjectives, and noun endings. Learners often understand cases and declension separately but struggle when both systems interact.
In this overview, you will learn:
how cases define grammatical roles such as subject and object
how declension reflects these roles through word endings
why articles and adjectives change depending on case, gender, and number
where typical learner mistakes occur when form and function do not match
This overview brings together the German case system and declension patterns to help English-speaking learners understand how grammatical meaning and word forms work as one system.