Key learning points

1. Knowing the grammatical gender of nouns is important for accurate grammar and clear communication.
2. To say where something or someone is moving to, use ‘in’ ('into') and ‘auf’ ('onto') with the accusative case.
3. To say where something or someone is located, use ‘in’ ('in') and ‘auf’ ('on') with the dative case.
4. Texts, such as poems, can help us understand how language works in context.

Keywords

• Grammatical gender - a way to categorise all nouns as either feminine, masculine or neuter

• In - preposition meaning 'in', 'into'

• Auf - preposition meaning 'on', 'onto'

• Accusative case - case used after a preposition to indicate movement towards something or someone

• Dative case - case used after a preposition to indicate the location of something or someone

Common misconception