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Could you explain why the nominative case could also be used here? I understand the accusative, but in what sense could the sentence be understood (for example) where nominative case would be appropriate?
If it was in reply to something where the nominative was used, e.g. as the subject of a sentence.
For example, Είναι αυτός ο καφές κρύος; Όχι, όχι αυτός ο καφές. "Is this coffee cold? No, not this coffee."
Presumably it's the object of an implied verb such as μη πάρετε "do not take" or δεν ήθελα "I did not want" or the like, so it's in the accusative.
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Αυτόν is a demonstrative adjective, so in the phrase the speaker is trying to indicate that he doesn't want that particular coffee.
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I think that the course should introduce the object / accusative before putting this in.
Demonstratives in English: This, That, These, Those
So, that's what amelia1868 means by "demonstratives". As for your second question, "καφές" is a noun of masculine gender, so it's better to always write "τον" instead of "το" in order to avoid getting the noun gender wrong in some cases.
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And what would be the Feminine and neutral version of αυτόν and τον. And the Plural versions? Sorry to disturb
No, not this boy=Όχι, όχι αυτό το αγόρι.
No, not these boys=Όχι, όχι αυτά τα αγόρια.
No, not this banana=Όχι, όχι αυτήν την μπανάνα.
No, not these bananas=Όχι, όχι αυτές τις μπανάνες.
