Other uses of the accusative case
Expressions such as guten Morgen, guten Tag and gute Nacht are in the accusative case as they are theoretical contractions of something like Ich wünsche dir einen guten Morgen.
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Similarly with guten Appetit (bon appétit), herzlichen Glückwunsch (congratulations) and (recht) vielen Dank (thanks very much). The date at the top of a letter stands in the accusative case, although this is not always evident, depending on the format applied, e.g den 8. (achten) September 2006 or 8. September 2006 Many adverbial expressions denoting a particular point in time or a period of time take the acc. case . e.g. Sie kommt erst nächsten Montag zurück. |
