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.
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.