In and into places: prepositions 'in' and 'auf' (accusative and dative) | German

Starter quiz

Match the German and English.
- am Nachmittag
  
  ⇔
  
  in the afternoon ✓
- mit Freunden
  
  ⇔
  
  with friends ✓
- mit wem?
  
  ⇔
  
  with whom? ✓
- sehr
  
  ⇔
  
  very ✓
- nach
  
  ⇔
  
  to, towards ✓
- tragen
  
  ⇔
  
  to wear, carry; wearing, carrying ✓
Which SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) sound similar at the very start of a word in German?
- [sp] ✓
- [sch] ✓
- [w]
- [s]
- [th]
Match the forms of the weak verb 'lernen'.
- ich
  
  ⇔
  
  lerne ✓
- du
  
  ⇔
  
  lernst ✓
- sie, er, es
  
  ⇔
  
  lernt ✓
- wir
  
  ⇔
  
  lernen ✓
Fill in the gap with the correct form of 'fahren' to complete the following sentence: 'Du ______ Skateboard, Ski und Fahrrad.'
- 'fährst' ✓
Which object pronoun can replace 'Sport' but not 'Gemüse'?
- sie
- ihn ✓
- er
- es
Translate the following sentence into German, using the verb 'mögen': 'I like to swim.'
- 'Ich mag schwimmen.' ✓

When does [st] sound like 'sht'?
- at the end of a word
- it always sounds like 'sht'
- at the beginning of a word ✓
Match the German and English.
- Geschäft (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  shop, business ✓
- Konzert (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  concert ✓
- Kino (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  cinema ✓
- Markt (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  market ✓
- Straße (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  street ✓
- Stadt (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  city, town ✓
Which case is used after a preposition to indicate movement towards something?
- nominative
- accusative ✓
- dative
Which case is used after a preposition to indicate the location of something?
- nominative
- accusative
- dative ✓
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Ich gehe in ______ Park und ich esse Eis.'
- 'den' ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She sits on the jacket.'
- 'Sie sitzt auf der Jacke.' ✓

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[st] is pronounced as in 'stark'. At the start of a word, it sounds like 'sht'.
Use ‘in’ (into) and ‘auf’ (onto) with accusative definite articles to describe movement towards something or someone.
Use ‘in’ (in) and ‘auf’ (on) with dative definite articles to describe the location of something or someone.
Accusative definite articles are 'den' (m), 'die' (f), 'das' (nt).
Dative definite articles are 'dem' (m), 'der' (f), 'dem' (nt).

The grammatical gender of feminine nouns changes to masculine in the dative case.

Feminine nouns are always feminine, no matter what case their article may change to.

[st] - pronounced as in 'stark'
In - preposition meaning ‘in’ or ‘into’
Auf - preposition meaning ‘on’ or ‘onto’
Accusative case - used with prepositions to indicate movement towards someone or something
Dative case - used with prepositions to indicate the location of someone or something