Ich fahre in die Schule: words for ‘in’ and ‘to’, wo-compounds | German

Starter quiz

Match the German and English.

aufstehen

⇔

to stand up, get up ✓

auskommen mit

⇔

to get on with, getting on with ✓

ausmachen

⇔

to put out, switch off ✓

abholen

⇔

to get, fetch, pick up ✓

stecken

⇔

to put (in), putting (in) ✓

erwähnen

⇔

to mention, mentioning ✓
Which of the following can be accusative definite articles?

der

die ✓

das ✓

den ✓

dem
Match the German and English.

leer

⇔

empty ✓

schmutzig

⇔

dirty ✓

öffentlich

⇔

public ✓

rein

⇔

clear, clean ✓

fleißig

⇔

hard-working ✓

nahe, nah

⇔

nearby, close ✓
What is the masculine and dative neuter definite article?

'dem' ✓
In the following list of words, what is the 'wo-' followed by? 'Worauf, wofür, wovon, worüber ...'

'a preposition' ✓
Which of these words are not prepositions?

hinter

neben

näher ✓

zwischen

zumindest ✓

Match the German and English.

die Linie

⇔

line, route ✓

entfernt

⇔

distant, away ✓

entlang

⇔

along ✓

dahin

⇔

to there, to that place ✓

fern

⇔

far, distant ✓

sich fürchten vor

⇔

to be afraid of ✓
What does 'in das' shorten to?

'ins' ✓
Which preposition would best fill the gap in the following sentence? 'Alastair fährt __________ Deutschland.'

zum

zur

ins

nach ✓

in die
Choose the correct wo-compound to complete the following question: '__________ besteht der Kuchen?'

Worauf

Woraus ✓

Wozwischen

Worunter

Wofür
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He is going to the doctors.'

'Er geht zum Arzt. ' ✓
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I am at home'.

'Ich bin zu Hause.' ✓

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The preposition 'in' is followed by the accusative case if there is movement, and by the dative if there is no movement.
The prepositions 'zu', 'nach' and 'in' can all mean 'to'.
'In das' contracts to 'ins' and 'in dem' contracts to 'im'. 'Zu dem' contracts to 'zum' and 'zu der' contracts to 'zur'.
‘Zu Hause’ means ‘at home’ and ‘nach Hause’ is used for 'going (to) home'.
Use wo-compounds to ask questions with prepositions. Wo- becomes wor- before a vowel.

The phrase 'zu Hause' means 'to home' because 'zu' means 'to'.

'Zu Hause' means 'at home' and 'nach Hause' is used for 'going (to) home'.

Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Accusative - case used for the direct object in a sentence, after most verbs and some prepositions
Dative - case used for the indirect object in a sentence and after a dative verb or preposition
Wo-, wor- - prefix added to prepositions to form questions