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"For my son?"
Translation:Für meinen Sohn?
May 1, 2018
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salgsalg
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(Is this) for my son?
"Is this" is implied. "This" is the implied Subject which is acting upon the Direct Object "Son". So, "son" gets the accusative case. Hence, "meinen".
Hope this helps.
Certain prepositions need to be followed by the accusative case, and are known as the accusative prepositions:
für – for um – round, around durch – through gegen – against entlang – along (usually placed after the noun, rather than before it) bis – until ohne – without wider – against, contrary to something