Der Lärm im Treppenhaus stört mich.

me

Breakdown of Der Lärm im Treppenhaus stört mich.

• im: in the; (masculine or neuter)
• das Treppenhaus: the stairwell
• der Lärm: the noise

Questions & Answers about Der Lärm im Treppenhaus stört mich.

What are the subject and object in this sentence?

Subject: Der Lärm im Treppenhaus (the noise in the stairwell). Direct object (accusative): mich (me). Verb: stört (bothers/disturbs). In German, stören takes a direct object in the accusative, so the person being bothered is in accusative.

Why is it mich and not mir?

Because stören governs the accusative. Compare:

• Das stört mich. = That bothers me. (accusative)
• Das gefällt mir. = I like that. (dative; different verb) Pronoun recap (1st person singular): nominative ich, accusative mich, dative mir.

What does im mean, and why not ins here?

• im = in dem (in the), dative.
• ins = in das (into the), accusative. Use dative with in for location (where?): im Treppenhaus. Use accusative with in for movement (where to?): ins Treppenhaus.

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