“The book” is the direct object in the sentence, which means it takes the accusative, which – confusingly – is also das Buch in German. READ ALSO: German grammar tips - The curious case of the ...

If dual-case prepositions describe movement from one place to another, they are followed by the accusative case. Otherwise, they take the dative. Ich stecke die Schuhe unter das Bett. – I put the ...

An animated clip about a struggling actor, grappling with German prepositions. A grumpy and demanding director teaches her about the accusative, dative, genitive and two-way prepositions, by giving ...