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The following German prepositions always take an accusative:
• *bis* – “until, up to, as far as”
• *durch* – “through, by means of”
• *für* – “for”
• *ohne* – “without”
• *gegen* – “against, toward”
• *um* – “around, for”
• *entlang* – “along”
German Prepositions – The Ultimate Guide (with Charts)
George Julian
You likely know what this means
even if you don’t know it in those words.
The hype cycle, as defined by Gartner, [which tracks it](https://www.gartner.com/en/chat/gartner-hype-cycle),
is that series of cyclical events
that happens around nearly all emerging technologies:
the breakthrough,
the “peak of inflated expectations,”
the disillusionment,
the period of actual serviceable uses of the tech,
and the time when it’s adopted.
That pinnacle is the groan time,
the moment Justin Bieber drops more than $1 million
on an NFT.
The moment Facebook buys Oculus.
The moment the bodega starts taking bitcoin
and you know you’ll never be able to escape this thing,
whatever it is.
This Is the Worst Part of the AI Hype Cycle
Angela Watercutter
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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