The case used for the subject of a sentence, indicating who or what is performing the action.
Example
Der Hund spielt im Garten.
The dog is playing in the garden.
Der Hund is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
German grammar term
Nominative
In German: Nominativ
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