Am Bergsee spüre ich, wie die Unruhe der Stadt langsam verschwindet.

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Breakdown of Am Bergsee spüre ich, wie die Unruhe der Stadt langsam verschwindet.

• die Stadt: the city
• langsam: slowly
• wie: how

Questions & Answers about Am Bergsee spüre ich, wie die Unruhe der Stadt langsam verschwindet.

What exactly does am mean in am Bergsee, and why is it used here?

am is the contracted form of an dem:

• an = at / on / by
• dem = dative singular article for masculine or neuter nouns

The base noun is der Bergsee (masculine), so in the dative it becomes dem Bergsee.

German uses an + dative to talk about being at or by a body of water:

• am See – at the lake
• am Fluss – by the river
• am Meer – at the sea

So am Bergsee literally means at/by the mountain lake, describing a (static) location: Where am I when I feel this?

Why is Bergsee written as one word and capitalized?