German Prepositions Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Overview of German language complexities:
  • Genders: das, der, die
  • Cases: nominative, accusative, dative
  • Prepositions
• Purpose of the video: Teach A1 level German prepositions with meanings and examples, plus a bonus tip.

Accusative Prepositions

• Bis (until):
  • Used as a time preposition.
• Gegen (against):
  • Reflects a struggle or conflict.
  • Example: "Lisa is gegen den Vorschlag" (Lisa is against the proposal).

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Dative Prepositions

• Ab (from):
  • Example: "Max lernt ab 14 Uhr" (Max starts learning German starting from 2 PM).
• Haus (from):
  • Used with cities/countries without articles.
• Mit (with):
  • Example: "Sie lernt mit ihrem Bruder" (She is learning with her brother).
• Von (of/from):
  • Example: "Das Handy von Leo ist kaputt" (Leo's cellphone is broken).

Two-Way Prepositions

• Used as local or time prepositions.
• An (at/on):
  • Example: "Die Katze ist an der Tür" (The cat is at the door).
• In (in):
  • Example: "Sie kommt in einer Stunde" (She will arrive in an hour).
• Neben (next to):
• Zwischen (between):
  • Example: "Ich mache Sport zwischen der Arbeit" (I do sports between work).

Important Verbs with Prepositions

• Certain verbs take specific prepositions and cases:
  • Angst haben vor (to be afraid of):
    • Example: "Ich habe Angst vor der Prüfung" (I am afraid of the exam).
  • Danken für (to thank for):
    • Example: "Ich danke dir für deine Hilfe" (I thank you for your help).
• Suchen nach (to look for):
• Warten auf (to wait for):
  • Example: "Ich warte auf dich" (I wait for you).

Conclusion

• Encouragement to expand vocabulary and understanding of A1 irregular verbs and two-way prepositions.
• Closing remarks: Auf Wiedersehen!