Ive started learning German... little help plz

Like way is the difference
Einen Apfel and ein Apfel?

Like way is the difference
Einen Apfel and ein Apfel?

its the way the article relates to its noun, so the "case." in German there are four. so if you say ein Apfel ist rot, (an apple is red,) the apple is the subject as it performs the verb, so it takes nominative case. if you say ich esse einen Apfel, the apple is the direct object, as the verb is being done to the apple. this means you use accusative case, so einen. Apfel is masculine, which is the only gender that changes in accusative case.

Ein Apfel is when it is the subject, or first part of the sentence like- Ein Apfel ist lecker (an apple is tasty). Einen Apfel is when it the the object, or second noun in the sentence and generally is having something done to it like Ich esse einen Apfel (I am eating an apple). This applies to all masculine nouns e.g Ein Mann trinkt Bier (a man is drinking beer) and Der Löwe frisst einen Mann (the lion is eating the man). Hope that helps

Omggg thanks!! Make so much sense! On Duolingo I’m learning the accusative case first but thanks for giving an example of another one! Also, Apfel is masculine right? So can u use an example using accusative case but with a feminine object? Thanks oh and also neutral and plural

Omggg thanks!! Make so much sense! On Duolingo I’m learning the accusative case first but thanks for giving an example of another one! Also, Apfel is masculine right? So can u use an example using accusative case but with a feminine object? Thanks oh and also neutral and plural

You usually learn the nominative first, because that's the case used to state facts and ask questions. In other words the case you use the majority of the time.

no problem! in accusative case masculine is the only article that changes, from der, die, das, die in nominative, to den, die, das, die in accusative.

maybe this diagram might help

Is this because Milch is feminine??
Also how do u pronounce it.... like Milsh with a sh at the end?? Or Meelsh so stretching the i bit


Is this because Buch is a neutral noun???
Also how do u pronounce it??? Like Bookh? So with a kh and also stretching of the u