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GCSE German: Prepositions (Higher tier)

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  1. Which case does the German preposition 'gegen' always take?

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    The accusative (e.g. gegen den Baum).

  2. The German preposition 'um' always takes the ? case.

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    accusative

  3. Which case does the German preposition 'seit' always take?

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    The dative (e.g. seit einem Jahr).

  4. The German preposition 'laut' (according to) always takes the ? case.

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    dative

  5. What is a 'dual case' preposition in German?

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    A preposition that takes the accusative for movement towards a place and the dative for position/location — e.g. zwischen, über, unter, hinter, vor, neben.

  6. Is the German preposition 'zwischen' fixed-case or dual-case?

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    Dual-case: accusative for movement towards, dative for location.

  7. Is the German preposition 'hinter' fixed-case or dual-case?

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    Dual-case: accusative for movement towards, dative for location.

  8. How does German express 'while/when doing something' with a preposition?

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    With bei (beim) or am + the nominalised infinitive, e.g. beim Essen = while eating.

  9. What does 'Beim Essen trinke ich nie' mean in English?

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    I never drink while eating.

  10. What does 'Worauf wartest du?' mean in English?

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    What are you waiting for? (wo(r)- + auf → worauf)

  11. What does the German da-compound 'daneben' mean?

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    Next to it / beside it (da- + neben), e.g. Sie steht daneben = she is standing next to it.

  12. When is an -r- inserted in German da-/wo- compounds (e.g. darauf, worauf)?

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    When the preposition begins with a vowel; otherwise there is no -r- (daneben, womit).

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