Word
Stell den Eimer bitte neben die Garderobe; der Lappen liegt noch im Bad.
Meaning
Please place the bucket next to the coat rack; the cloth is still lying in the bathroom.
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Breakdown of Stell den Eimer bitte neben die Garderobe; der Lappen liegt noch im Bad.
in
in
dem
the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
noch
still
liegen
to lie
Questions & Answers about Stell den Eimer bitte neben die Garderobe; der Lappen liegt noch im Bad.
What form is Stell and why is there no subject?
Stell is the imperative of stellen for du (informal singular). German imperatives are verb-first and the subject du is usually omitted. Variants:
- Stell(e) den Eimer … (du; the -e in stelle is optional)
- Stellt den Eimer … (ihr, plural informal)
- Stellen Sie den Eimer … (polite/formal)
Why is it den Eimer but die Garderobe?
- den Eimer is masculine accusative (direct object of stellen).
- neben die Garderobe is accusative because neben is a two-way preposition; with movement toward a place (caused by stellen), it takes the accusative. If it were location only, it would be dative: neben der Garderobe.
Why accusative after neben here, but sometimes dative?
Wechselpräpositionen (two-way prepositions) like neben use:
- Accusative for direction/change of location: Stell den Eimer neben die Garderobe.
- Dative for location/rest: Der Eimer steht neben der Garderobe.
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