An der Kreuzung überqueren Sie den Zebrastreifen.

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Breakdown of An der Kreuzung überqueren Sie den Zebrastreifen.

• den: the; (masculine, accusative)
• an: at
• der: the; (feminine, dative)

Questions & Answers about An der Kreuzung überqueren Sie den Zebrastreifen.

Is this an imperative?

Yes. It’s the formal imperative. With Sie, the imperative is formed by placing the verb before Sie (e.g., Überqueren Sie …). Because the sentence starts with a fronted place phrase (An der Kreuzung), the finite verb still comes in second position: An der Kreuzung überqueren Sie …. Formally, this string could also be a statement; the imperative meaning comes from context (navigation/instructions) and intonation.

Why is it An der Kreuzung (dative) and not an die Kreuzung (accusative)?

An is a two-way preposition:

• Use dative for location (where?): an der Kreuzung = at the intersection.
• Use accusative for direction (to where?): an die Kreuzung = to the intersection.

Here we’re saying where the crossing happens, so dative is correct.

Why is it den Zebrastreifen and not dem Zebrastreifen?

Because überqueren is a transitive verb that takes a direct object in the accusative. Zebrastreifen is masculine: nominative der, accusative den. So: den Zebrastreifen. Using dem would be dative and ungrammatical here.

Could I also say Gehen Sie über den Zebrastreifen or Überqueren Sie die Straße am Zebrastreifen?