Topic: German

"For my son?"

Translation:Für meinen Sohn?

May 1, 2018

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/HerrSchmidt.

    Why is it ´meinen´?

    August 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Kris831282
    Plus
    • 90

    Just boosting this comment. My question too!

    June 12, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MarcusCoop8

      because Accusative prepositions always trigger the accusative case. ie durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

      August 11, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/samLudwig7
      • 470

      So the subject is implied, right?

      May 1, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/az_p
      Mod

        There's no subject here. It's just a sentence fragment.

        May 1, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/quis_lib_duo
        • 2099

        That's what the OP means by calling the subject "implied".

        May 1, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/8z0V

          Why is it Akkusative?

          May 26, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DjoALx

            Yeah, why meinen

            July 8, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MarcusCoop8

              because Accusative prepositions always trigger the accusative case. ie durch, für, gegen, ohne, um

              August 11, 2019
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