Am Ufer mache ich ein Foto vom Mond, bevor wir nach Hause gehen.

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Breakdown of Am Ufer mache ich ein Foto vom Mond, bevor wir nach Hause gehen.

• ich: I
• wir: we
• gehen: to go

Questions & Answers about Am Ufer mache ich ein Foto vom Mond, bevor wir nach Hause gehen.

Why does Am Ufer use am—what is it?

am is a contraction of an dem.

• an = at/on (a location boundary)
• dem = dative form of der (masculine/neuter definite article)
  So am Ufer literally means an dem Ufer = at the shore/riverbank. Contractions like am, im, zum, vom are very common in everyday German.

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Why is it Ufer and not something like die Ufer?

Ufer is a neuter noun: das Ufer. In the dative singular (after an used as a location), das becomes dem, so you get an dem Ufer → am Ufer.
Also, the singular is normal here because you’re talking about “the shore” as a place, not multiple shores.

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How do I know am Ufer is dative and not accusative?

Some prepositions (including an) can take either case:

• Dative = location / “where?” (no movement toward)
• Accusative = direction / “where to?” (movement toward)

Here, Am Ufer mache ich... describes where the photo is taken (location), so it’s dative.

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