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Die Leute gehen
in
das
Kino.
or
Die Leute gehen
ins
Kino. |
Die Leute sitzen
in
dem Kino.
or
Die Leute sitzen
im
Kino. |
Im
Sommer gehen die Leute lieber
in ein Open-Air-Kino. |
The nominative, the accusative and the dative forms of the
definite article [= the]
in German
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masculine singular
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feminine singular |
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neuter singular |
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masc., fem. & neut. plural |
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nominative
case |
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die
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Brüder, Taschen, Fotos
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accusative
case |
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die
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Brüder, Taschen, Fotos
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dative
case |
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den
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Brüdern,
Taschen, Fotos
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Note the following
so-called contractions: im = in + dem; ins = in +
das
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Most prepositions are always followed by one particular case.
However, there are a
few prepositions that can be followed by either the accusative case or
the dative case; "in" is one of these prepositions.
Study the
above photos, the sentences underneath the photos as well as the table.
Then complete the sentence below.
Finally, press [Check] to see if you were correct. |
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After "in" the accusative case is used to indicate
to a place (i.e. you can ask “where to?”).
The dative case is used to indicate
(i.e. you can ask "where?") or
(i.e. you can ask "when?").
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