In the sentence, 'I saw him today', the word 'him' is in theaccusative.
在I saw him today一句中,him一词为宾格。
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2
Most transitive verbs govern theaccusative case in German.
在德语中,许多及物动词左右着宾格。
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The distinctions of nominative and accusative in nouns are realized by word order, with the one before the verb as the nominative and the one after it as theaccusative.