L2 Week 11 Flashcards
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two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen), take either the accusative or the dative case,
pending on whether the preposition is used to indicate movement from one place to another (action = accusative),
or a static location (description = dative).
There are nine two-way prepositions:
- an
- auf
- in
- hinter
- neben
- über
- unter
- vor
- zwischen
at, on (vertically)
an
on (horizontally)
auf
in , into
in
behind
hinter
next to
neben
over, above
über
under, below
unter
in front of, before
vor
between
zwischen
PLACEMENT
accusative case
setzen
stellen
legen
hängen
stecken
LOCATION
dative case
sitzen
stehen
liegen
hängen
stecken
to set/put (in a seated position)
setzen
to stand/put (in a vertical position)
stellen
to lay/put (in a horizontal position)
legen
to hang/put (in a hanging position)
hängen
to put (where it can’t be seen)
stecken
to be (sitting)
sitzen
to be (standing)
stehen
to be (lying)
liegen
to be (hanging)
hängen
to be (where it can’t be seen)
stecken
wo vs wohin
wo (where) and wohin (where to)