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Usages of am
am Nachbartisch
at the neighbour table
Am Nachbartisch sitzt eine schöne Frau.
A beautiful woman is sitting at the neighbour table.
am Nachbartisch
at the neighbour table
Am Nachbartisch sitzt eine Frau.
A woman is sitting at the neighbour table.
am Anfang der Geschichte
at the beginning of the story
am + Dative
am Anfang
der Geschichte - of the story - Genitive
Am Anfang der Geschichte ist der kleine Mann unglücklich.
At the beginning of the story, the little man is unhappy.
Watch out for the word order! Whenever we start the sentence with a time expression the verb moves before the subject.
Er (1) ist (2) unglücklich.
Am Anfang ist (2) er (1) unglücklich.
am Fenster
at the window
Am Fenster sitzt eine Fliege.
There is a fly at the window.
Did you notice: in German the fly sits at the window.
am nächsten Tag
(on) the following day
Am nächsten Tag geht der kleine Mann wieder ins Café.
The following day the little man goes into the coffee shop again.
in + das = ins (direction > accusative)
am Morgen
in the morning
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“How do German cases work?”
German has four grammatical cases: nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object), and genitive (possession). The case determines the form of articles and adjectives. For example, "the dog" is "der Hund" as a subject but "den Hund" as a direct object.
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