Deutsch
German cases and prepositions, derived where possible, for a Finnish speaker.
Visual code
| What | How it is shown | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of the noun | colour of article + noun | der Tisch · die Wand · das Haus · die Kinder |
| Preposition takes Akkusativ | arrow after the preposition | durch den Park |
| Preposition takes Dativ | point after the preposition | mit dem Auto |
| Wechselpräposition (Akk or Dat) | both | in |
| Genitiv | diamond | wegen |
| Layout | Akkusativ always in the left column (solid line), Dativ always right (dotted line) | |
| Exception to a rule | ⚠ amber |
Pages
Herleitung — start here
Akkusativ = arrow, Dativ = point. Deriving the cases from one picture, with the Finnish case mapping and the few real exceptions.
Präpositionen
All prepositions by case, Wechselpräpositionen with wo/wohin, verb pairs, time expressions, contractions.
Verben mit Präpositionen
~130 verbs and adjectives with fixed preposition and case, meaning pairs, da-/wo- compounds.
Artikel
Articles and pronouns in every case, and what actually changes.
Genus
der, die or das from the word ending (-ung, -chen, -um …) and from meaning, with how reliable each rule is.
