Exercises
Master the German two-way prepositions an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, and zwischen. This quiz tests how these prepositions interact with the accusative case for destinations and the dative case for fixed locations. The questions include practical sentences, visual situations, contractions, article endings, and common verbs of placement and position.
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Auf dem Tisch is correct. The book has a fixed location, so auf takes the dative. The masculine article der becomes dem.
In die Küche expresses a destination and answers wohin? Therefore, in takes the accusative. The feminine article remains die.
An die Wand is correct because the mirror is being moved to a destination. This directional use of an requires the accusative case.
An der Wand describes a fixed position, so an takes the dative. The feminine article die changes to der.
Wo? asks where something is located. With a two-way preposition, a fixed location generally requires the dative case.
Wohin? asks about a destination or change of location. Two-way prepositions generally take the accusative when answering this question.
Auf den Stühlen uses the dative plural for a fixed location. Dative plural normally uses den, and the noun often receives an additional -n.
Unter das Bett indicates the cat's destination. Because Bett is neuter, its accusative article is das.
Zwischen den Häusern describes a fixed location between multiple buildings. It therefore uses the dative plural.
Neben seine Freundin expresses movement to a new position beside her. The reflexive verb sich setzen indicates placement, so the accusative is used.
Neben seiner Freundin is correct because sitzen describes a fixed position. The feminine possessive therefore takes the dative ending -er.
Vor dem Kino describes the fixed location where the waiting occurs. The preposition vor therefore takes the dative article dem.
Hinter das Haus identifies the destination of the movement. The neuter noun Haus uses das in the accusative.
Über der Stadt describes where the clouds are. The dative is used for this fixed spatial relationship, and feminine die becomes der.
Unter den Tisch expresses the rug's destination. The masculine article der changes to den in the accusative.
Das Kind spielt im Garten is correct. Im contracts in dem and marks the fixed location where the child is playing.
Das Boot fährt ans Ufer is correct. Ans contracts an das and expresses movement toward the shore. A boat already located there would lie am Ufer.
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