prepositions of direction

Question 1

nach

Answer 1

use with geographical place name, for traveling to a destination

Question 2

in

Answer 2

accusative (1) - geographic place name includes definite article
accusative (2) - going to a location inside a building, into a geographical area, or to a certain street (wir gehen in)
dative - already on location (wir sind in)

Question 3

zu

Answer 3

dative - going to destination within town or building, or use with dative pronoun or name

Question 4

auf

Answer 4

accusative - movement toward a horizontal surface, open space, public building
dative - static, something laying on horizontal surface (on/at)

Question 5

an

Answer 5

accusative - movement toward a vertical surface or body of water
dative - static, on location (on/at)

Question 6

über

Answer 6

accusative - movement over, across, by way of something, such as a street, bridge, or mountain

Question 7

aus

Answer 7

where someone is from (ich komme aus…), use dative if place name has definite article