Where are you and where are you going? 'In' and 'auf' (accusative and dative) | German

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At the start of a word, [st] sounds like the English ...
- 'sp'.
- 'sch'.
- 'sht'. ✓
- 'st'.
Match the definite articles with their cases.
- masculine accusative
  
  ⇔
  
  den ✓
- masculine or neuter dative
  
  ⇔
  
  dem ✓
- feminine accusative
  
  ⇔
  
  die ✓
- feminine dative
  
  ⇔
  
  der ✓
- neuter accusative
  
  ⇔
  
  das ✓
Which case is used to express movement towards something or someone?
- accusative ✓
- dative
- either
- neither
Which case is used to express the location of something or someone?
- accusative
- dative ✓
- either
- neither
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct definite article: 'Mia lernt in __________ Bibliothek.'
- der ✓
- die
- dem
- das
- den
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Wir tanzen ins Café.'
- 'We dance into the café.' ✓

Choose the correct sound: 'Ich esse mit Freunden ein ____ück Pizza.'
- Sch
- Sp
- St ✓
- S
Match the German and English.
- Geschäft (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  shop, business ✓
- angenehm
  
  ⇔
  
  pleasant ✓
- Kino (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  cinema ✓
- fallen
  
  ⇔
  
  to fall, falling ✓
- springen
  
  ⇔
  
  to jump, jumping ✓
- Straße (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  street ✓
What are the possible meanings of 'auf' with the accusative case?
- onto ✓
- to ✓
- on
- at
- in
Choose the correct definite article to complete the following sentence: 'Ich bin auf __________ Party.' ('I am at the party.')
- der ✓
- die
- das
- den
- dem
Choose the correct definite article to complete the following sentence: 'Wir gehen auf __________ Konzert.' ('We go to the concert.')
- der
- die
- das ✓
- den
- dem
Translate the following sentence into German: 'She is now going into the cinema.' Use word order 1.
- 'Sie geht jetzt ins Kino.' ✓

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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, to) with accusative definite articles to describe movement towards something/someone.
Use 'in' (in) and 'auf' (on, at) with dative definite articles to describe the location of something or someone.
Accusative definite articles are ‘den’ (m), ‘die’ (f), ‘das’ (nt) and dative forms are ‘dem’ (m), ‘der’ (f), ‘dem’ (nt).
'Auf' can also mean 'to' or 'at', especially when referring to events or open spaces.

'Auf' always means 'on' or 'onto'.

'Auf' sometimes means ‘at’ or ‘to’, especially with events or open spaces.

[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