Lesson 18: Prepositions
What are prepositions? They’re words that stand just in front of nouns or personal pronouns, sometimes there’s an article in between. For example: in the kitchen. Or with John. They belong to the nouns and pronouns.
In German, these prepositions will have an effect on the case of the nouns and pronouns, and on their articles. So let’s see some of them:
The first column is with Akkusativ, the second is with Dativ.
Mind that in the following cases, the article and the preposition melt together: durch das = durchs, für das = fürs, um das = ums, bei dem = beim, zu dem = zum, zu der = zur.
Let’s do some exercises!
Exercises
Translate the following sentences (check the previous lessons for vocabulary):
They come from Turkey.
It should be for Mark.
The university is after the city.
We drive towards the apartment.
Without my wife, I don’t come.
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Solutions
Sie kommen aus der Türkei.
Es soll für Mark sein.
Die Universität ist nach der Stadt.
Wir fahren zum Appartement.
Ohne meiner Frau, komme ich nicht.