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- "Der Hund bringt den Vogel."
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Nominative (der) is used for the person or thing performing the action - the subject of the sentence. Accusative (den) is used for the direct object of the sentence, the thing being acted upon. So we have Der Hund (performing the action of bringing something) and den Vogel (the thing being brought). Note the den form of accusative only applies to masculine (der) nouns like der Vogel. If the two animals swapped places it would become Der Vogel bringt den Hund.