GrammarA2· Ausflug an die Elbe

Wechselpräpositionen

Two-way prepositions: Wohin? and Wo?

Kartoffel · your teacher

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

6 parts · about 5 min

1What & when

In one line

Moving to a new place (): . Staying where it is (): .

Before

Wir sind an der Elbe.

Watch the sentence change …

From Wo? to Wohin?: we move to the river. So the der becomes the die.

„Wir fahren an die Elbe.“ — We're going to the Elbe.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

Nine can take two cases, the or the : in, an, auf, über, unter, vor, hinter, neben, zwischen. One question decides which. (where to?): something moves to a new place. (where?): something is simply there.

Kartoffel

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

Ausflug an die ElbeA picnic on the Elbe. First you go there: Then you are there: The same with the blanket: –

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