If dual-case prepositions describe movement from one place to another, they are followed by the accusative case. Otherwise, they take the dative. Ich stecke die Schuhe unter das Bett. – I put the ...

A PowerPoint and accompanying support sheets to explain the difference between the accusative after ‘es gibt’ or ‘ich habe’ vs the dative after prepositions. One of the slides has a mouse that moves ...

German grammar tips (Image made with Canva). Add The Local as a preferred source The four ‘cases’ in German can feel intimidating, especially if your native language doesn’t have a similar system. But ...

Ich gebe dem Mann das Buch. I give the man the book. Two nouns in a sentence - dative before accusative Ich gebe es dem Mann. I give it to the man. One noun, one pronoun in a sentence - pronoun goes ...