prepositions Flashcards
What is meant by a ‘short form’?
When certain prepositions are combined with dem, das or der the result is shortened:
an dem = am
What is the short form for?
an dem
am
What is the short form for?
an das
ans
What is the short form for?
in dem
im
What is the short form for?
in das
ins
What is the short form for?
bei dem
beim
What is the short form for?
von dem
vom
What is the short form for?
zu der
zur
zu dem
zum
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
an
to, on, in, at – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
auf
on, to, at – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
aus
from – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
außerhalb
outside of - genitive
waitwas
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
bei
at, near – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
bis
till – accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
durch
through - accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
entlang
along – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
für
for – accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
gegen
against, about – accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
gegenüber
opposite – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
hinter
after, behind – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
in
in, to – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
mit
with – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
nach
to – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
neben
next to, beside – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
ohne
without – accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
seit
since – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
statt
instead of – genitive
waitwas
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
trotz
despite – genitive
waitwas
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
über
via – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
um
round, aroud, at – accusative
fudgebow
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
unter
under, among – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
von
from – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
vor
before – dative/accusative
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
während
during – genitive
waitwas
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
wegen
because of – genitive
waitwas
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
zu
to – dative
mavsnbagz
What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?
zwischen
between – dative/accusative
Some pronouns take either the dative or accusative. When would the accusative be used and when would the dative be used?
When there is movement, the accusative is used and when there is no movement, the dative is used.
Die Katze schläft hinter dem Sofa - dative
(The cat sleeps behind the sofa)
Die Katze läuft hinter das Sofa - accusative
(The cat runs behind the sofa)
