Basic Prepositions with Dative
CEFR A1 (Beginner) · Week 21 · 25 questions
Another fixed set — aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu — always takes the dative, changing der and das to dem and die to der.
What you'll practise
- Learn the dative prepositions (aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von, zu)
- Change articles to the dative after them
- Use common contractions (zum, zur, beim)
- Contrast them with accusative prepositions
All 25 questions in this Basic Prepositions with Dative quiz
German (A1) — Basic Prepositions with Dative: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.
- Which preposition means 'with' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Ich gehe _____ meinem Freund.' (I go with my friend.)
- Which preposition means 'at/near' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Der Hund ist _____ dem Mann.' (The dog is near the man.)
- Which preposition means 'after' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Ich gehe _____ der Schule.' (I go after school.)
- Which preposition means 'to' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Ich gehe _____ dir.' (I go to you.)
- Which preposition means 'from' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Das ist _____ meiner Mutter.' (That is from my mother.)
- Which preposition means 'out of/from' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Ich komme _____ dem Haus.' (I come out of the house.)
- Which preposition means 'since' and takes dative?
- Complete: 'Ich lebe hier _____ zwei Jahren.' (I have lived here for two years.)
- What is the dative form of 'der Mann' (the man)?
- Complete: 'Ich spreche _____ dem Lehrer.' (I speak with the teacher.)
- Complete: 'Ich bin _____ meinem Freund.' (I am at my friend's.)
- Complete: 'Ich gehe _____ Hause.' (I go home. [to home])
- Complete: 'Das Buch ist _____ dem Tisch.' (The book is on the table.) [preposition used for location with dative]
- Complete: 'Ich komme _____ Berlin.' (I come from Berlin.)
- Complete: 'Das ist eine Geschenk _____ meiner Schwester.' (That is a gift from my sister.)
- Complete: 'Wir sind _____ unserem Großvater.' (We are at our grandfather's.)
- Complete: 'Ich fahre _____ dem Bus.' (I go by bus. [with the bus])
- What happens to 'das Haus' in dative?
- Complete: 'Ich arbeite _____ einem Arzt.' (I work for a doctor.)
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