GrammarA2· Kleidung & Mode

Präpositionen mit Akkusativ

Prepositions with the accusative

Kartoffel · your teacher

Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.

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1What & when

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After durch, für, gegen, ohne, um: always the , as in für meinen Bruder.

Before

Mein Bruder hat Geburtstag.

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After für comes the : mein becomes meinen.

„Ich suche ein Geschenk für meinen Bruder.“ — I'm looking for a present for my brother.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

are the small words before a noun, like für (for) or ohne (without). In German, most prepositions fix the case of the noun after them: the form its takes. mit, for example, always takes the . Five common ones always take the (the form): durch, für, gegen, ohne, um.

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Kleidung & ModeIn a clothes shop you hear them all the time. A present für meinen Vater, a walk durch den Laden, a jacket gegen den Regen, and no exchange ohne den Kassenbon. You also need them whenever you say who something is for:

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