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Position Direction

This document discusses verbs of position and direction in German. Verbs of position take a two-case preposition and dative case to indicate a location, while directional verbs take an accusative object and two-case preposition plus accusative to show where something has been moved to. The verb "hängen" can be used both ways, taking dative to indicate a location or accusative to show direction of movement.

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Position Direction

This document discusses verbs of position and direction in German. Verbs of position take a two-case preposition and dative case to indicate a location, while directional verbs take an accusative object and two-case preposition plus accusative to show where something has been moved to. The verb "hängen" can be used both ways, taking dative to indicate a location or accusative to show direction of movement.

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Verbs: position/direction

Verbs of position + two-case preposition + dative

In German, there are several verbs that differentiate between a position or place and
the spatial area that something is in. These verbs most often use a two-case
preposition with the dative.

Der Teddy sitzt auf dem Boden.


Der Teddy liegt auf dem Boden.
Der Teddy steht auf dem Boden.
Der Teddy hängt an der Leine.

Directional verbs + accusative + two-case preposition + accusative

As well as the verbs listed above, there are verbs that designate where someone or
something has been moved to. The person or the object that has been moved is the
accusative object in the sentence or clause; the accusative also follows the two-case
preposition.
Emma setzt den Teddy auf den Boden.
Selma legt den Teddy auf den Boden.
Nina stellt den Teddy auf den Boden.
Lisa hängt den Teddy auf die Leine.

The verb hängen

The verb hängen can be used in both cases: if the dative follows a two-case
preposition, then it indicates a location, answering the question Wo ...? When the
two-case preposition is used with the accusative, then hängen is expressing the
direction of movement, as in responding to the question, to where? Wohin ...?

Summary:

Wo? Wohin?

sitzen setzen

liegen legen

stehen stellen

hängen hängen

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