Use mit, nach, bei, seit, von, zu and aus with articles and pronouns.
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Use mit, nach, bei, seit, von, zu and aus with articles and pronouns.
Prepositions that take the dative
Mit, nach, bei, seit, von, zu and aus take the dative. Say mit dem Bus and mit mir. Movement does not change this case; these prepositions determine it.
Mit marks company or a means, bei being at someone’s place or an employer, von a point of departure, and aus origin or movement from inside. Nach often goes with cities and countries without an article; zu goes with people and many destinations. Nach Hause means homewards; zu Hause means at home.
Seit marks a period that started in the past and continues now, usually with the present: Ich lerne seit einem Jahr Deutsch. Common contractions are bei dem → beim, von dem → vom, zu dem → zum and zu der → zur.
Examples
Ich fahre mit dem Bus.
Meaning
I travel by bus.
Mia wohnt bei ihrer Tante.
Meaning
Mia lives with her aunt.
Ich lerne seit einem Jahr Deutsch.
Meaning
I have been learning German for a year.
Wir gehen zum Arzt.
Meaning
We are going to the doctor.
Lesson exercises
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Exercise 1 / 10
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Ich fahre mit ___ Bus. (der Bus)
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Correct answer: dem
Why? Mit takes dative: dem Bus.
Exercise 2 / 10
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Kommst du mit ___? (ich)
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Correct answer: mir
Why? After mit use mir for ich.
Exercise 3 / 10
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Ich fahre ___ Berlin. (Richtung)
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Correct answer: nach
Why? Use nach for a destination city without an article.
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Mia wohnt ___ ihrer Tante. (im Haushalt der Tante)
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Correct answer: bei
Why? Bei marks living at the aunt’s home here.
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Ich lerne ___ einem Jahr Deutsch. (bis heute)
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Correct answer: seit
Why? Seit marks a period continuing until now.
Exercise 6 / 10
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Der Zug kommt ___ Berlin. (Ausgangspunkt)
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Correct answer: von
Why? Von gives the train’s point of departure.
Exercise 7 / 10
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Ich komme ___ dem Haus. (von innen nach draußen)
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Correct answer: aus
Why? Aus describes movement from inside to outside.
Exercise 8 / 10
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zu dem Arzt → ?
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Correct answer: zum Arzt
Why? Zu dem contracts to zum.
Exercise 9 / 10
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zu der Schule → ?
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Correct answer: zur Schule
Why? Zu der contracts to zur.
Exercise 10 / 10
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Ich bin jetzt ___. (at home)
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Correct answer: zu Hause
Why? Zu Hause describes being at home.
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