The Importance of Prepositions in German
These are those words that, in combination with nouns or pronouns, show show position, direction, time or way. All prepositions govern one particular maturity. There are also those that can be used at two maturitys. So it is important to pay attention to the verb: - if not a verb for movement the preposition rules Dativ. - if the verb expresses movement, the same preposition governs Akkusativ. Some of the prepositions can be merged with the id member. The following forms are formed, for example:| DAS | DEM |
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| an + das = ans | an + dem = am |
| in + das = ins | in + dem = im |
What prepositions in German exist
We already said they show position, direction, time or place. Most are used in all of the listed cases, so we translate them differently in Bulgarian. We will try to look at some of the most popular prepositions by identifying their most characteristic uses:- Aus - from, iz (for place) - from, for (for a reason) - from (part of whole) - from (direction, movement outside)
- Bei - at, to, y; near (place) - during (time of)
- Ach. - for, to, to, c, to (for place) - after (for time) - after (order, sequence)
- Mit - with, together with (a link between persons or phenomena)
- Nach - for, to, to, c, to (for place) - after (order, sequence)
Examples of use
We've seen that some prepositions may have more than one meaning. And that some prepositions have the same meaning as Ach. and Nach. Then why do we need both? The answer is simple - they are used in different cases. Let's look a little bit more closely at the categories of direction and time:- Destination
- Nach we use to indicate a change in geographical location - in front of continents, countries and cities: Ich fahre NACH Europa/ Deutschland/Berlin.
- In we use for the male and female countries and plural: Ich fahre IN den Vatikan/die Ukraine/die USA.
- And... when we point out a direction towards water - seas, rivers, lakes: Ich fahre AN die Nordsee/den See.
- Zu - when we talk about lively faces: Ich fahre ZU Marta/Onkel. Remember this preposition because except in cases where Nach it can be used as a substitute for other forwards.
- Time
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- Um... We talk to him about the parts of the day, the days of the week and the months: am Morgen/Montag/ersten Januar - in the morning/ on Monday/ 1st January
- I'm for months, annual times and sometimes dates: im September/Sommer/im Jahre 1992 - in all three cases means in
- Um for hours (exact time): Um 6 Uhr - at 6 hours
- Gegen - for hours (accurate time): gegen 2 Uhr - about 2 hours
- In for minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years of importance after or -: in 5 Minuten /16 Tagen - after/ every 5 minutes/ after/ during 16 days
- Von… bis - of ... to used with days, months, years: von Mittwoch bis Freitag - from Wednesday to Friday
- Seit - used over the years with a sign from: seit 1999 - from 1999
How to Cope Once Forever
There is no exact recipe for how to learn the right prepositions quickly and easily. But here are some tips:- Know and study the prepositions As we have seen above, most of them have a specific context of use. Some can be replaced by others. The more you know about German grammar, the easier it will be to find out who is the right for maturity preposition.
- Learn with Examples This is the best way not only to avoid mistakes, but also to facilitate your communication. When you remember the most common phrases that use prepositions, you will not need to think too much while talking.
- Practice Do exercises every day. Repeat certain phrases or whole dialogues. Try translating different sentences yourself and check the result.