L2 Week 11 Flashcards
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)
static vs movement wo vs wohin.
- WO
When using the two-way prepositions in answer to questions beginning with wo, you will use the DATIVE case as you will be describing a STATIC LOCATION. - WOHIN
When using the two-way prepositions in answer to questions beginning with WOHIN, you will use the ACCUSATIVE case as you will be talking about MOVEMENT IN A DIRECTION (to somewhere or from somewhere).
TREE
der Baum, -ä-e
CUTLERY
das Besteck
FLOWER
die Blume, -n
WINDOW
das Fenster, -
BOTTLE
die Flasche, -n
FORK
die Gabel, -n
GLASS
das Glas, -ä-er
CROCKERY
das Geschirr
WAITER
der Kellner, - / die Kellnerin, -nen
