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Topic test · A2

Place and direction test

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Komm ! (Come here)

Come here!

her. The speaker stands at the destination, and the movement comes toward them. hin would point the opposite way.

Ich fahre die Türkei.

I’m going to Turkey.

in. die Türkei is a country with an article, and those take in + Akkusativ. Without an article (Deutschland) it would be nach.

Ich gehe Arzt.

I’m going to the doctor.

zum. When the destination is a person or an institution, you use zu + Dativ; zu dem contracts to zum.

Ich bin Hause.

I’m at home.

zu Hause = I’m at home (no movement). nach Hause = I’m going home. Both are fixed phrases and take no article.

What is “hin” doing at the end of the sentence? — Ich gehe morgen hin.

Part of a separable verb. hingehen is separable; once conjugated, hin jumps to the end of the sentence.

Ich komme gerade Arzt. (I’m coming from the doctor)

I’m just coming from the doctor.

Coming from a person takes von: vom Arzt. aus describes leaving the inside of a place: aus der Schule.

Ich gehe jetzt Hause. (I’m going home)

I’m going home now.

Learn the pair: nach Hause = home (direction) · zu Hause = at home (place). Both are fixed phrases and take no article.

What changes if the country has an article? — Ich fliege Schweiz.

I’m flying to Switzerland.

Countries without an article take nach (nach Deutschland), countries with an article take in + Akkusativ: in die Schweiz · in die Türkei.

What is the difference between “hin” and “her”?

The direction pair is set from the speaker’s position: Komm her! (toward me) · Geh hin! (over there). Attached to a verb they also form separable verbs: hingehen · herkommen.

Ich wohne meinen Eltern. (I live with my parents)

I live at my parents’ place.

Living at someone’s home is bei + Dativ: bei meinen Eltern. mit expresses being together but does not say “at their place”.

When you call someone over to you, you should say Komm hin!

For movement toward the speaker you use her: Komm her!

Ich bin zu . (I’m at home)

Hause. zu Hause (being at home) is a frozen phrase. nach Hause expresses heading home.

Build the sentence: Please sit down.

Tap the pieces to build the sentence

hinsetzen is a separable verb and hin goes to the end of the sentence.
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  1. hin goes away, her comes to the speaker

    The direction pair is set from the speaker’s position: Komm her! (toward me) · Geh hin! (over there). Attached to a verb they form separable verbs: hingehen · herkommen.

    Ich gehe morgen hin.

  2. zu for people, zu for institutions, nach/in for countries

    People and professionals take zu(m/r): zum Arzt. Countries and cities without an article take nach: nach Berlin. Countries with an article take in + Akkusativ: in die Türkei.

    zum Arzt · nach Berlin · in die Türkei

  3. nach Hause · zu Hause

    Two frozen phrases: nach Hause means going home (direction) · zu Hause means being at home (place). No article, no exceptions.

    Ich gehe nach Hause. — Ich bin zu Hause.

  4. Coming back: von for a person, aus for a place

    vom Arzt from the doctor (a person), aus der Schule out of the school (from inside the building). The mirror image of the zu/nach split when going.

    Ich komme gerade vom Arzt.

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • Ich fahre nach die Türkei.

    Ich fahre in die Türkei.

    Countries with an article take in + Akkusativ; nach only goes with those without one.

  • Ich bin nach Hause.

    Ich bin zu Hause.

    nach Hause is movement, zu Hause is a state.

  • Komm hin!

    Komm her!

    When you call someone, the direction is TOWARD the speaker: her.

  • Ich komme aus dem Arzt.

    Ich komme vom Arzt.

    Coming from a person takes von; aus is for leaving the inside of a place.