The prepositions in and an Two way prepositions. What are two-way prepositions? 0 A set of prepositions can take the dative or the accusative case: "an",

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1 The prepositions in and an Two way prepositions

2 What are two-way prepositions? 0 A set of prepositions can take the dative or the accusative case: "an", "auf", "hinter", "in", "neben", "über", "unter", "vor", and "zwischen."

3 What to do….. 0 The choice of case depends on the prepositions' function.

4 Accusative Use 0 When there is movement in the sentence, accusative case is used. 0 Zum Beispiel: 0 Wir gehen jeden Tag in die Schule.

5 Dative Use 0 If the action is entirely with the area, then it takes the dative. 0 Zum Beispiel: 0 Wir waren den ganzen Tag in der Schule.

6 Zum Beispiel: 0 Accusative: 0 Ich gehe am Samstag ins Kino. 0 Dative: 0 Ich war am Samstag im Kino.

7 How to decide: 0 To show motion think of the verb and what it is saying. 0 The question to ask is wohin? 0 To be stationary, what does the verb say? The question to ask is wo? Ask some questions!

8 Wo warst du? Using the preposition in 0 Ich war in Dresden. (city) 0 Ich war in Sachsen. (state) 0 Ich war in Deutschland. (country)

9 The rule….. 0 The preposition in can be followed by the name of a city or town, state or country.

10 Rule #2 0 When the name of a country is feminine or used in the plural, the noun phrase is in the dative case.

11 Zum Beispiel 0 Ich war in der Schweiz. 0 Ich war in der Türkei. 0 Ich war in den Vereinigten Staaten.

12 Rule 3 0 The preposition in is followed by dative case forms with all specific locations, such as areas, buildings, and rooms. 0 (im= in dem)

13 Zum Beispiel 0 Ich war im Gebirge. 0 Ich war in den Bergen. 0 Ich war im Museum. 0 Ich war im Rathaus. 0 Ich war in der Oper. 0 Ich war im Garten. 0 Ich war in der Kirche.

14 Rule 4 0 The preposition an (at) is followed by the dative case when indicating location. (am=an dem)

15 Zum Beispiel 0 Das liegt am See. 0 Das liegt am Meer. 0 Das liegt an der Nordsee. 0 Das liegt am Main. 0 Das liegt an der Elbe.

16 The cases NominativeAccusativeDative Masculinederdendem Femininedie der Neuterdas dem pluraldie den (+n)

17 The singular pronouns NominativeAccusativeDative First personichmichmir Second person dudichdir Third personerihnihm sie ihr es ihm

18 The plural pronouns NominativeAccusativeDative First personwiruns Second personihreuch Third personsie ihnen NominativeAccusativeDative FormalSie Ihnen