Immer Dativ
- mit = with
- aus = from
- von = of
- nach = after / to country or city (nach Hause = go home)
- zu = to (every other destination)
- bei = by (somewhere nearby / around a location)
- außer = except
- gegenüber = in front of
- seit (von) = since
Immer Akkusativ
- durch = through
- gegen = against
- ohne = without
- um = around
Dativ oder Akkusativ
- in = in (to go to a place or to be in a place)
- Wo haben sie einen Termin? In der Bank (Dativ)
- Wohin gehen sie? In die Bank (Akkusativ)
- an = at / on / by (attached to / with contact)
- Am Montag (for time)
- Ich stehe am Fenster. (Static → Dativ)
- Er geht an den Tisch. (Movement → Akkusativ)
- für = for
- Ich mache es für dich (Akkusativ)
- Für wen mache ich es (Dativ)
- auf = ontop (with contact)
- hinter = behind
- neben = next to (no contact) / by
- über = above (no contact)
- unter = under
- vor = in front without looking i.e. stand before me
- zwischen = between
Rule
Something static → Dativ (Wo)
Something moving → Akkusativ (Wohin)
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