A1 German Grammar

Gender: DAS Kind, DER Hund.

@Ironfleet11

because the thing being seen is in the accusative  the accusative for a der Word is einen; the accusative for a das word is ein 

Sorry but I find this inappropriate. If there is some strange language used on official documents or a law then by all means post it here and ask. But to expect explainations about absolute basic grammar is nonsensical. Buy a beginner German grammer book!

@TominStuttgart I disagree.

This forum exists to exchange ideas, experiences and information relevant to foreigners in Germany. Language is a part of that, of course.

I think it is o.k. to ask (and answer) such questions. If you don't like them, please just ignore!

@beppi Thanks

On sentence 1: Kind is nominativ and Hund is accusativ

On sentence 2: Hund is nominativ, Kind is accusativ

"Kind" belongs to neutral articles, that means

• Nominativ: das Kind, ein Kind
• Accusativ: das Kind, ein Kind
• Dativ: dem Kind, einem Kind

"Hund" belongs to masculin articles, that means

        . Nominativ: der Hund, ein Hund

        . Accusativ:   den Hund, einen Hund

        . Dativ: dem Hund, einem Hund

The kid and dog are doing the same thing (seeing). But the kid=Kind is neutral, and the dog=Hund is masculin in German.

This is the logic of the German langage:

-you have to speak and write it correct

-A dog is more masculin than a kid in accusativ case, but both (kid and dog) are in total indifference on dativ case...

-we have to write both subsantives in big letters