Word
Ich komme mit dem Auto.
Meaning
I come with the car.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ich komme mit dem Auto.
kommen
to come
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
das Auto
the car
ich
I
mit
with
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Questions & Answers about Ich komme mit dem Auto.
Why do we say dem instead of das before Auto in this sentence?
Because the preposition mit always requires the dative case in German, so das Auto (nominative) becomes dem Auto (dative).
Why is Auto capitalized?
In German, all nouns are capitalized, so Auto always starts with a capital letter.
Can I also say Ich fahre mit dem Auto?
Yes, you can. Kommen (to come) focuses on the act of arriving, while fahren (to drive/travel) highlights the travel itself. Both are correct, but they slightly shift the emphasis of the action.
Could I use a different word order, like Mit dem Auto komme ich?
Yes. German word order is flexible, so Mit dem Auto komme ich is valid. It emphasizes mit dem Auto more strongly, but the overall meaning remains the same.