Freizeit: prepositions, da-compounds
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use prepositions with the accusative and dative to describe where people and things are and where they are going in the context of free time.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The prepositions hinter, neben, unter, über, vor, zwischen and in are used with the accusative when there is movement.
- The prepositions hinter, neben, unter, über, vor, zwischen and in are used with the dative when there is no movement.
- 'Vor' can mean 'before', 'in front of' or 'ago'.
- Use da-compounds for inanimate nouns already mentioned. Use direct or indirect object pronouns for animate nouns.
Keywords
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Da-, dar- - prefix added to prepositions to avoid repetition of the noun
Common misconception
All prepositions are followed by either the accusative or the dative.
The prepositions ‘hinter’, ‘neben’, ‘unter’, ‘über’, ‘vor’, ‘zwischen’ and ‘in’ are used with the accusative case when there is movement but the dative case when there is no movement.
Teacher tip
The dual case prepositions (zwischen, über, unter, hinter, vor, neben) are required knowledge for Higher only. However, they are on the AQA Foundation tier list, whilst ‘vor’ is on the Edexcel list. The three Foundation dual case prepositions (an, auf, in) feature in another lesson in this unit.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
pullover, jumper
youth
shop, business
young person, adolescent
above, up there
below, down there
Q2.Which of these words are prepositions?
Q3.Match the German and English.
to run, be in (in cinema)
to meet (for the first time), to get to know
to go for a walk, stroll
to disappoint, disappointing
to recognise, recognising
to arrive, arriving
Q4.What is the accusative masculine definite article?
Q5.What is the dative masculine definite article?
Q6.Which of these phrases are referring back to an inanimate (non-living) noun?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the German and English.
behind
in front of
next to, beside
under, below
between
over, above
Q2.Which case is being used after 'in' here? 'Ich gehe in die Stadt.'
Q3.Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is next to the shop.'
Q4.Which of the following can 'vor' mean?
Q5.Match up the sentence halves.
habe ich ihn kennengelernt.
vor dem Schwimmbad.
er oft Fahrrad.
Q6.Replace the second sentence with a sentence using a da-compound: 'Der Park ist schön. Hinter dem Park ist ein Museum.'
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