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37 Cards in this Set
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above
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ÜBER
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across
straightforward translations |
ÜBER + accusative
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ahead of
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VOR
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among
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UNTER
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behind
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HINTER
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below
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UNTER
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beside
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NEBEN
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between
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ZWISCHEN
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close to
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IN DER NÄHE + genitive (followed by an article) or IN DER NÄHE VON + dative (not followed by an article)
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in front of
straightforward translations |
VOR
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inside
straightforward translations |
IN
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out of
straightforward translations |
AUS + dative
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over
straightforward translations |
UNTER
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within
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INNERHALB + genitive
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direction - names of people, stores
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ZU + dative
Gehen wir zu dir oder zu mir? = Are we going to your place or mine? |
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location - names of people, stores
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BEI + dative
Hans ist bei seiner Freundin. = John is with his (girl-)friend. Bei Aldi gibt es diese Woche wieder PCs. = Aldi [a cheap supermarket chain] has PCs again this week |
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sending something to someone
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AN + accusative
Ich schreibe einen Brief an meine Mutter. = I'm writing a letter to my mother. |
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origin - names of people, stores
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VON + dative
Ich komme gerade von Maria. = I'm coming from Mary's place. |
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at home (location) - names of people, stores
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ZU HAUSE
Ich bin morgen nicht zu Hause. = I won't be at home tomorrow. |
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home (direction) - names of people, stores
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NACH HAUSE
Wir gehen bald nach Hause. = We're going home soon. |
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location - continent, country, region, city etc.
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IN + dative
in Asien = in Asia in den USA = in the US |
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direction without article - continent, country, region, city etc.
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NACH + dative
nach Asien = to Asia |
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direction with article - continent, country, region, city etc.
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IN + accusative
in die USA = to the US |
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origin - continent, country, region, city etc.
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AUS + dative
aus Asien = from Asia aus den USA = from the US |
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starting point - movement from A to B
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AB + dative
Ab München nehmen wir den Zug. = (First, we'll go by car.) Starting in Munich, we'll take the train. |
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end point - movement from A to B
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BIS (ZU) + dative Bis zum Ziel sind es 42 km. = It's 42 km to the finish.
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destination - movement from A to B
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ZU + dative / NACH
Maria fährt zu ihrer Schwester. = Mary goes to her sister's house. Maria fährt nach Leipzig. = Mary goes to Leipzig. |
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both points in one sentence - movement from A to B
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VON + dative ... ZU + dative / NACH (without article)
Morgen fahre ich von Hamburg nach Berlin. = Tomorrow I'm going from Hamburg to Berlin. Du gehst von deiner Schwester zu deiner Tante. = You go from your sister's place to your aunt's. |
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absolute location - left or right
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no preposition Er steht links. = He's standing on the left.
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relative location - left or right
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VON + dative
Maria steht links von Hans. = Mary is left of John |
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directly beside someone/something - left or right
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NEBEN + dative
Maria steht links neben Hans. = Mary is standing beside John on the left |
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direction - left to right
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NACH
Er macht einen Schritt nach rechts. = He makes one step to the right. |
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directly beside someone/something - left or right
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NEBEN + dative
Maria steht links neben Hans. = Mary is standing beside John on the left. |
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direction - left or right
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direction: NACH
Er macht einen Schritt nach rechts. = He makes one step to the right. |
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inside something, especially buildings - less obvious cases (location: dative, direction: accusative)
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IN
This is also used for words like Land (country/state) and Stadt (city/town). Sie geht in die Stadt / ins Kino / ins Büro. = She goes to town / to the movies / to the office. |
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on top of something - less obvious cases (location: dative, direction: accusative
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AUF
This is also used for islands and ships. Wir sind auf dem Schiff / auf Rügen / auf dem / auf einem Bauernhof. = We're on the ship / on Rügen Island / on a farm. |
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at places like stations or airports or schools mentioned by name - less obvious cases (location: dative, direction: accusative
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AUF or AN
Wir gehen auf das Albert-Einstein-Gymasium. = We visit Albert Einstein High School. Susi studiert an der Uni Bochum. = Sue studies at the University of Bochum. Ich bin am / auf dem Flughafen. = I'm at the airport. |
