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Wo? Präpositionen mit Dativ
Where? Prepositions with the dative
Kartoffel · your teacher
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From what you know
der TischbecomesDas Handy liegt auf dem Tisch.6 parts · about 4 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineAfter a for : der, dasbecomesdem; diebecomesder; diebecomesden.
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Before
Der Tisch ist groß.
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Now the table is a place. auf answers Wo?, so der becomes dem.
„Das Handy liegt auf dem Tisch.“ — The phone is on the table.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
To say where something is, German uses small words like auf (on) and neben (next to). These words are . Nine of them work the same way: in, an, auf, unter, über, neben, hinter, vor, zwischen. When they answer (where?), the after them takes a special form. This form is called the .
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Im BüroYou need this whenever you look for something or say where it is. At work, at home or in a shop: –
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