{"id":15767,"date":"2015-02-17T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T11:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/?p=15767"},"modified":"2015-03-10T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T12:32:47","slug":"german-accusative-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jabbalab.com\/blog\/15767\/german-accusative-prepositions","title":{"rendered":"German Accusative Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Accusative-Prepositions\"<\/a><\/p>\n

German Prepositions<\/span><\/h2>\n

A preposition is a word such as for<\/strong>, without<\/strong> or to<\/strong>. Prepositions show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other words and are usually placed before the noun or pronoun.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/strong>
\nThis cake is for<\/strong> you.
\nI can’t do it without<\/strong> your help.
\nHe moves to<\/strong> Germany.<\/p>\n

You can now learn even more on this topic with the help of a fun video and a grammar quiz. Simply check out our Information and Directions Module<\/a> in level A2. <\/p>\n

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Understanding the Meaning of Prepositions<\/h3>\n

\nGerman prepositions and their English counterpart aren’t always the same. The German preposition in<\/strong> for example is the same as the English preposition in<\/strong> but can be also used as into<\/strong> or to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/strong>
\nMarkus ist in<\/span><\/strong> der Stadt. \u21e8 Markus is in<\/strong> town.
\nIch ging in<\/span><\/strong> die Post. \u21e8 I went into<\/strong> the post office.
\nEr m\u00f6chte nicht in<\/span><\/strong> die Kirche. \u21e8 He doesn’t want to go to<\/strong> church.<\/p>\n

Therefore it\u2018s important to get the idea out of your mind straight away that there is always a parallel meaning between German prepositions that resemble English prepositions because prepositions usually have more than one meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Try to remember prepositions in commonly used phrases and get a feeling for the various meanings a preposition may have.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Types of Prepositions<\/h3>\n

\nThere are a few different types of prepositions which are categorised as follows:<\/p>\n