Foreign Languages
Prepositions with dative.
Definition
In German, certain prepositions always require the noun or pronoun that follows them to be in the dative case. The most common dative prepositions are aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, and zu.
Examples
Real-world.
- 1 Ich gehe mit dem Hund. (I walk with the dog.)
- 2 Sie kommt aus der Schule. (She comes from school.)
- 3 Er wohnt bei seiner Großmutter. (He lives at his grandmother's.)
Key Fact
Mnemonic for German dative prepositions: "aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu" (always take dative)