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)

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