Question

Accusative Prepositions
Lesson Objectives

Use accusative prepositions and prepositional phrases to show the relationship between two things
Use vocabulary related to food and dining
Demonstrate proficiency by responding in writing to spoken questions
Prepositions are words (or phrases) that show the relationship between two things. Often they show "where" something is (against, beside, next to, in front of, around) or "when" (before, after).

A "prepositional phrase" consists of a preposition and the noun or pronoun that follows it.

German prepositions fall into groups depending on which case is used following them. The group you are looking at now is called the "accusative prepositions," because the noun or pronoun they precede is always in accusative form.

You shouldn't expect a given German preposition to be translated the same way all the time. For example, the basic meaning of "gegen" is "against," but when used in "allergisch gegen," you would say "allergic to" in English. The German word "durch" normally means "through," but when talking about meat in a restaurant it means "well-done" (i.e. cooked through).

So be very careful with prepositions; they are the hardest words to translate because they have so many different meanings. Here, however, are the basic (most common) meanings of the accusative prepositions:

um
around
für
for
durch
through
ohne
without
gegen
against/to|

Schriftliche Übung
Write these prepositional phrases down in your notebook. Be sure to use the accusative case for the noun. When you have finished, click on each phrase on the left to see if you have done them correctly. The first one is done for you.

Question Answer
durch / Haus durch das Haus
für / mein / Onkel
für meinen Onkel
gegen / andere / Schule
gegen die andere Schule
ohne / ein / Mantel
ohne einen Mantel
um / Tisch
um den Tisch
für / dein / Geschwister
für deine Geschwister
Vokabeln
You and your friends are starting to get hungry. You talk about what might be on the menu of the restaurant that you’re going to. Here are some additional vocabulary words that you need to know.

der Zucker
sugar
das Salz
salt
der Pfeffer
pepper
der Ketchup
ketchup
der Senf
mustard
mehr
more
Reich mir bitte...
please pass me...

Answer 1

Here are the requested phrases using the accusative case for the nouns indicated:

1. **für / mein / Onkel**
**Answer:** für meinen Onkel

2. **gegen / andere / Schule**
**Answer:** gegen die andere Schule

3. **ohne / ein / Mantel**
**Answer:** ohne einen Mantel

4. **um / Tisch**
**Answer:** um den Tisch

5. **für / dein / Geschwister**
**Answer:** für deine Geschwister

### Additional Vocabulary Related to Food and Dining
- **der Zucker** - sugar
- **das Salz** - salt
- **der Pfeffer** - pepper
- **der Ketchup** - ketchup
- **der Senf** - mustard
- **mehr** - more
- **Reich mir bitte...** - please pass me...

Feel free to ask if you need further assistance or examples related to this topic!