| 13.2.2 Some prepositions that require the Dative |
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| Hans goes | preposition | personal pronoun | definite article | indefinite article | to America. |
| Hans geht | mit | mir | dem Mann | einem Mann | nach Amerika. |
| nach | dir | den Männern | einigen Männern | ||
| von | ihm | der Frau | einer Frau | ||
| ihr | den Frauen | einigen Frauen | |||
| uns | dem Kind | einem Kind | |||
| euch | den Kindern | einigen Kindern | |||
| ihnen |
As you can see the object that follows the preposition has to be declined according to the Dative-declension no matter whether it is a noun, a pronoun or (and we will see later an adjective). More details on prepositions you'll find in chapter 19 - more prepositions.
| Hans
geht mit
ihm nach Amerika.
= Hans goes with
him to America. Hans geht vom (von dem) Bahnhof nach Hause. = Hans goes from the station to home. Hans geht mit dem Kind nach Amerika. = Hans goes with the child to America. Hans geht nach der Frau nach Amerika. = Hans goes after the woman to America. |
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These three examples just show the principle. All the
prepositions that require the Dative work the same way.
We'll see more of them later.
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