Prepositions & CaseWhich case each preposition takes, grouped so they can be learnt as sets.LanguagesEach group always takes the same case, except the two-way set.Always accusativedurch – throughfür – forgegen – againstohne – withoutum – aroundAlways dativeaus – frombei – atmit – withnach – after, toseit – sincevon – fromzu – toTwo-wayan, auf, hinter, in, nebenüber, unter, vor, zwischenMotion → accusativePosition → dativeIch gehe in die Küche (movement, accusative) vs Ich bin in der Küche(position, dative). Where or whither decides it.Prepositions & Caselearnposters.com
Prepositions & Case — printable languages wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Prepositions & Case poster

16 entries in 3 groups.

Each group always takes the same case, except the two-way set.

Ich gehe in die Küche (movement, accusative) vs Ich bin in der Küche (position, dative). Where or whither decides it.

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What’s on the Prepositions & Case poster?
16 entries in 3 groups. Each group always takes the same case, except the two-way set. Always accusative: durch – through, für – for, gegen – against, ohne – without, um –…; Always dative: aus – from, bei – at, mit – with, nach – after, to, seit – since, von…; Two-way: an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen, Motion → accusative,…. Ich gehe in die Küche (movement, accusative) vs Ich bin in der Küche (position, dative). Where or whither decides it.
Who is the Prepositions & Case poster for?
Prepositions & Case belongs to the Languages section rather than to a school year, because languages is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning german can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Prepositions & Case poster?
Learn prepositions in their case groups. Individually they are unmemorable; in groups they stick. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Prepositions & Case belongs on the wall where that languages work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Prepositions & Case?
Adjective Endings, The Four Cases and Compound Nouns sit alongside Prepositions & Case in the Languages section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Adjective EndingsThe Four CasesCompound Nouns
Is the Prepositions & Case poster free to download and print?
Yes. Prepositions & Case downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Languages section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Prepositions & Case poster print at?
Prepositions & Case is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Prepositions & Case loses nothing.Printing guide

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