“The book” is the direct object in the sentence, which means it takes the accusative, which – confusingly – is also das Buch in German. READ ALSO: German grammar tips - The curious case of the ...

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 ...

“From”, “at”, “since” or “around” – prepositions like these help us to locate things. They point us in the right direction – in time or place, for example. But it is not always as simple as it seems.

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 ...

“From”, “at”, “since” or “around” – prepositions like these help us to locate things. They point us in the right direction – in time or place, for example. But it is not always as simple as it seems.