(The phone is on the table.)Īccusative: Der Löffel fällt unter den Tisch.
(I put the phone on the table.)ĭative: Das Telefon liegt auf dem Tisch. (The picture is hanging on the wall.)Īccusative: Ich lege das Telefon auf den Tisch. (I hang the picture on the wall.)ĭative: Das Bild hängt an der Wand. (I’m at school.)Īccusative: Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. (I go to school.)ĭative: Ich bin in der Schule. in (in)Īccusative: Ich gehe in die Schule. = Where are we?) The 9 affected prepositions 1. = Wo sind wir? ( We’re in the supermarket at 7:05 a.m. = Wohin gehen wir? (We go to the supermarket at 7 a.m. Then, you usually can ask “wo” (where) something is, which always indicates the Dative case. Once the movement is finished, something is situated somewhere. Another trick is to ask “wohin” (to where). Now, something can move in the direction of a position, and then you should use the Accusative case. Well, all of the prepositions in this group describe a position. You might ask yourself when you should choose Accusative or Dative with the German “Wechselpräpositionen”. Language game for training the German “Wechselpräpositionen” answers)Ī-Grammar: Practice German grammar German (incl. Recommended study materials on the topic: The Dative case describes where something is or to whose “benefit” something happens.įor example: Ich gebe der Frau den Tee. This means, that it does nothing itself but that the Nominative (subject) is doing something to it.įor example Ich trinke den Tee. The German AccusativeĪs a little reminder, the German Accusative describes the direct object of a sentence. There are nine such prepositions in German: in, an, unter, über, auf, vor, hinter, neben and zwischen. However, the “Wechselpräpositionen” (switching prepositions) describes a group of prepositions that require either Accusative or Dative, depending on the context. Continue reading and get to know everything needed.Īs already mentioned, normally all prepositions require a particular case, like Accusative or Dative. However, this rule has a few exceptions: The German “Wechselpräpositionen”. In German, most of the prepositions always require the same case.
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