prepositions

Question 1

What is meant by a ‘short form’?

Answer 1

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

an dem = am

Question 2

What is the short form for?

an dem

Answer 2

am

Question 3

What is the short form for?

an das

Answer 3

ans

Question 4

What is the short form for?

in dem

Answer 4

im

Question 5

What is the short form for?

in das

Answer 5

ins

Question 6

What is the short form for?

bei dem

Answer 6

beim

Question 7

What is the short form for?

von dem

Answer 7

vom

Question 8

What is the short form for?

zu der

Answer 8

zur

Question 9

zu dem

Answer 9

zum

Question 10

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

an

Answer 10

to, on, in, at – dative/accusative

Question 11

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

auf

Answer 11

on, to, at – dative/accusative

Question 12

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

aus

Answer 12

from – dative

mavsnbagz

Question 13

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

außerhalb

Answer 13

outside of - genitive

waitwas

Question 14

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

bei

Answer 14

at, near – dative

mavsnbagz

Question 15

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

bis

Answer 15

till – accusative

fudgebow

Question 16

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

durch

Answer 16

through - accusative

fudgebow

Question 17

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

entlang

Answer 17

along – dative/accusative

Question 18

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

für

Answer 18

for – accusative

fudgebow

Question 19

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

gegen

Answer 19

against, about – accusative

fudgebow

Question 20

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

gegenüber

Answer 20

opposite – dative

mavsnbagz

Question 21

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

hinter

Answer 21

after, behind – dative/accusative

Question 22

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

in

Answer 22

in, to – dative/accusative

Question 23

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

mit

Answer 23

with – dative

mavsnbagz

Question 24

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

nach

Answer 24

to – dative

mavsnbagz

Question 25

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

Answer 25

next to, beside – dative/accusative

Question 26

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

Answer 26

without – accusative fudgebow

Question 27

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

Answer 27

since – dative mavsnbagz

Question 28

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

Answer 28

instead of – genitive waitwas

Question 29

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

Answer 29

despite – genitive waitwas

Question 30

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

Answer 30

via – dative/accusative

Question 31

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

Answer 31

round, aroud, at – accusative fudgebow

Question 32

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

Answer 32

under, among – dative/accusative

Question 33

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

Answer 33

from – dative mavsnbagz

Question 34

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

Answer 34

before – dative/accusative

Question 35

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

Answer 35

during – genitive waitwas

Question 36

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

Answer 36

because of – genitive waitwas

Question 37

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

Answer 37

to – dative mavsnbagz

Question 38

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

Answer 38

between – dative/accusative

Question 39

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

Answer 39

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)