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German Exercises
Prepositions of Place

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"John kommt aus Paris.", "Ich werde durch die Niederlande fahren.", "Geh nicht gegen den Wind.", "Ihr müsst bei ihm bleiben.", "Sie fuhr an mir vorbei.", "Der Bus fährt von Washington nach New York.", "Darf ich hier über die Straße gehen?", "Sie gingen durch den Wald.", "Thomas saß über mir.", "Stellen Sie es gegen die Wand.", "Sie ging aus ihrem Zimmer.", "Die Katze ist durch das Fenster gegangen.", "Ich bin zu Hause.", "Wohnst du bei deinen Eltern?", "Das Haus ist um die Ecke.", "Geh weg von meinem Auto.", "Jetzt müssen wir über den Fluss gehen.", "Mary kommt aus den USA.", "Wohin fahren Sie heute?", "Morgen fliegen wir nach Stuttgart.", "English 'from' with geo locations is German 'aus', and always needs object to be in Dativ", "'durch' always requires Akkusativ, so: 'durch die Niederlande'", "'gegen' always requires Akkusativ, so: 'gegen DEN Wind'", "'bei' always requires Dativ, so: 'bei ihm'", "English 'pass me' is German 'mir vorbei', vorbei needs Dativ, and usually goes after noun or pronoun", "English construct 'from ... to' is German 'von ... nach(place)/zu(else)' ", "'ich' may change place, so 'über' requires Akkusativ: 'über die Straße'", "'durch' always requires Akkusativ, so: durch den Wald", "'Thomas' is not changing place, so 'ich' is in Dativ: mir", "'gegen' always requires Akkusativ, so: 'gegen die Wand'", "'aus' always requires Dativ, so 'das Zimmer' is in Dativ: 'aus ihrem Zimmer'", "'durch' always requires Akkusativ, so: 'durch das Fenster'", "English 'at home' is German 'zu Hause'", "'bei' always needs Dative, and 'die Eltern' is plural, so: 'bei deinen Eltern'", "'um' always requires Akkusativ: um die Ecke", "'von' always requires Dativ: von meinem Auto", "'wir' has to change place, so 'über' requires Akkusativ: 'über den Fluss'", "'aus' needs Dativ, and 'die USA' is plural, so: aus den USA", "English 'Where to?' or 'Where ... to?' is German 'Wohin?'", "if a geo location has no article, than use 'nach' (with Dativ)", "John comes from Paris.", "I will be driving through the Netherlands.", "Don't(you sg.) go against the wind.", "You(pl.) must stay with him.", "She was driving pass me.", "The bus goes from Washington to New York.", "May I go across the street here?", "They went through the forest.", "Thomas was sitting above me.", "Place (You) it against the wall.", "She went out of her room.", "The cat has gone through the window.", "I am at home.", "Do you(sg.) live with your parents?", "The house is around the corner.", "Go away from my car.", "Now we have to go across the river.", "Mary comes from USA.", "Where are You driving to today?", "Tomorrow wir are flying to Stuttgart.",
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