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Certain German prepositions require the **dative**:
*aus* (from)
*außer* (out of)
*bei* (at, near)
*entgegen* (against)
*gegenüber* (opposite)
*mit* (with)
*nach* (after, to)
*seit* (since)
*von* (from)
*zu* (at, in, to)
Some other prepositions (
*an* [at]
*auf* [on]
*entlang* [along]
*hinter* [behind]
*in* [in, into]
*neben* (beside, next to)
*über* [over, across]
*unter* [under, below]
*vor* [in front of]
*zwischen* [among, between]
)
may be used with **dative** (indicating __current location__),
or **accusative** (indicating __direction toward something__).
*Das Buch liegt auf **dem** Tisch(e)*
(dative: The book is lying on the table), but
*Ich lege das Buch auf **den** Tisch*
(accusative: I put the book onto the table).
Dative case
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A [*New York Times* book review](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Book_Review) on Brian Hall's 2008 biography *Fall of Frost* states:
"Whichever way they go,
they're sure to miss something good on the other path."
The Road Not Taken
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Example 4:
"ADHDers have a heightened sense of justice."
Trauma response.
When you’ve gotten the short end of the stick most of your life, and had to struggle while others seemingly coasted, you tend to have a keener eye for injustice.
(Or you become jaded and uncaring.)
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Brendan Mahan ADHD & Neurodivergent Coach
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