CLASS 5 · LEARNING KNOWLEDGE
Pronouns and prepositions: basic principles and distinction
How it works
Pronouns are substitutes that replace or accompany nouns (e.g. ‹ich›, ‹du›, ‹mein›, ‹dieser›). Prepositions are relational words that express relationships between words in a sentence (e.g. ‹auf›, ‹unter›, ‹mit›, ‹wegen›). Both parts of speech perform different tasks in sentence structure. Pronouns can be inflected, prepositions usually stand with a certain case.
Note
Pronouns replace or accompany nouns and adapt to case, number, and gender; prepositions introduce a phrase and determine its case.
Pronouns replace or accompany nouns and adapt to case, number, and gender; prepositions introduce a phrase and determine its case.
An example
Which word in ‹Sie stellt das Buch auf den Tisch.› is a preposition?
The word ‹auf› is a preposition because it indicates the relationship between ‹Buch› and ‹Tisch›. It introduces the phrase ‹auf den Tisch›.
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