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1
Q

What is meant by a ‘short form’?

A

When certain prepositions are combined with dem, das or der the result is shortened:

an dem = am

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2
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What is the short form for?

an dem

A

am

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3
Q

What is the short form for?

an das

A

ans

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4
Q

What is the short form for?

in dem

A

im

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5
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What is the short form for?

in das

A

ins

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6
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What is the short form for?

bei dem

A

beim

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7
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What is the short form for?

von dem

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vom

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8
Q

What is the short form for?

zu der

A

zur

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9
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zu dem

A

zum

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10
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What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

an

A

to, on, in, at – dative/accusative

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11
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What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

auf

A

on, to, at – dative/accusative

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12
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What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

aus

A

from – dative

mavsnbagz

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13
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What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

außerhalb

A

outside of - genitive

waitwas

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14
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

bei

A

at, near – dative

mavsnbagz

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15
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

bis

A

till – accusative

fudgebow

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16
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What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

durch

A

through - accusative

fudgebow

17
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

entlang

A

along – dative/accusative

18
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

für

A

for – accusative

fudgebow

19
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

gegen

A

against, about – accusative

fudgebow

20
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

gegenüber

A

opposite – dative

mavsnbagz

21
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

hinter

A

after, behind – dative/accusative

22
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

in

A

in, to – dative/accusative

23
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

mit

A

with – dative

mavsnbagz

24
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

nach

A

to – dative

mavsnbagz

25
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

neben

A

next to, beside – dative/accusative

26
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

ohne

A

without – accusative

fudgebow

27
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

seit

A

since – dative

mavsnbagz

28
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

statt

A

instead of – genitive

waitwas

29
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

trotz

A

despite – genitive

waitwas

30
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

über

A

via – dative/accusative

31
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

um

A

round, aroud, at – accusative

fudgebow

32
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

unter

A

under, among – dative/accusative

33
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

von

A

from – dative

mavsnbagz

34
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

vor

A

before – dative/accusative

35
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

während

A

during – genitive

waitwas

36
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

wegen

A

because of – genitive

waitwas

37
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

zu

A

to – dative

mavsnbagz

38
Q

What does the following preposition mean and which case does it take?

zwischen

A

between – dative/accusative

39
Q

Some pronouns take either the dative or accusative. When would the accusative be used and when would the dative be used?

A

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)

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