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Where do we meet? ? Luis Anna
bei in seit mit auf hinter von nach a n zu für v o r
Prepositions are little but powerful words like to, with, from, at, in, near, on etc. that have a big impact on whatever follows them. They tell you about direction, position, location, and so forth. Here we are going to look at the prepositions ‘vor’,’an’ and ‘in’
Wir treffen uns…..
vor in front of an at in
andem derBahnhof amam =
vordem derBahnhof
Andere Treffpunkte (other meeting places) Markt(platz) Parkplatz Spielplatz Sportplatz Jugendclub Fluss Park Dom Market (place) Carpark Playground Sports field Youth club River Park Cathedral
vordem dasSchwimmbad
indem dasSchwimmbad imim =
andem dasSchwimmbad amam =
Andere Treffpunkte (other meeting places) Einkaufszentrum Denkmal Rathaus Stadion Kino Hotel Museum Theater Verkehrsamt Café Restaurant Sportzentrum Schloss Shopping centre Monument Town hall Stadium Cinema Hotel Museum Theatre Tourist information office Café Restaurant Sports centre Castle
ander dieDisco
vorder dieDisco
inder dieDisco
dieBushaltestelle anderBushaltestelle
Andere Treffpunkte (other meeting places) Bibliothek Polizeistation Post Jugendherberge Brücke Bank Kirche Kunstgalerie Hauptstraße Fußgängerzone Tankstelle Library Police station Post office Youth hostel Bridge Bank Church Art gallery Main road Pedestrian zone Petrol station
So what was that all about? Using the prepositions ‘an’, ‘vor’ and ‘in’ to describe where something is located or where you are going to meet, triggers off a change to the articles (der/die/das) that follow the preposition. Masculine der becomes vor dem Neuter das becomes vor dem Feminine die becomes vor der Plural die becomes vor den
Dies ist mein Haus. beiWirtreffenunsmir (We are meeting at my house)