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		<title>Grammar Tips: Expressing &#8216;to&#8217; in German with verbs of motion</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unlike English, German uses a variety of prepositions to express 'to' with verbs of motion. What follows is a concise study guide to this tricky aspect of German grammar.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.ninaschmidt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1399005_travel_rest_from_work_.jpg" rel="wp-prettyPhoto[1287]"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1291" alt="travel" src="https://www.ninaschmidt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1399005_travel_rest_from_work_.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a>Unlike English, German uses a variety of prepositions to express &#8216;to&#8217; with verbs of motion. What follows is a concise study guide to this tricky aspect of German grammar.</p>
<h6> <b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A. With geographic place names</span></i></b></h6>
<p>When traveling to a geographic place name, use the preposition <b><i>nach</i></b>. This includes: countries, cities, towns, etc.</p>
<p>I am flying to Germany.                                                                                                                                                     Ich fliege <b><i>nach</i></b> Deutschland.</p>
<p>*<b><i>Exception:</i></b> if the place name is<i> preceded by an article. </i>This includes: die Schweiz, der Libanon, die Türkei, der Jemen, die USA (Plural), der Iran, die Niederlande (Plural), der Irak etc.</p>
<p>I am flying to Switzerland.                                                                                                                                               Ich fliege <b><i>in die</i></b> Schweiz.</p>
<h6><b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;">B. With places around town:</span></i></b></h6>
<p>With places around town, either the preposition <b><i>‘in’</i></b> is used in the accusative case, or the proposition ‘<b><i>zu</i></b>’ is used in the dative case. Contractions are commonly employed.</p>
<p>I am going to the market.                                                                                                                                                 Ich gehe <b><i>in den</i></b> or <b><i>zum (zu+dem) </i></b>Markt.</p>
<p><b><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;">C. Idiomatic usages</span></i></b></p>
<p>The following examples are <i>idiomatic in nature</i> and must simply be memorized:</p>
<p>I am going to the bank/post office.                                                                                                                               Ich gehe <b><i>auf die</i></b> Bank/Post.</p>
<p>I am going home.                                                                                                                                                               Ich gehe <b><i>nach</i></b> Haus<b><i>e.</i></b></p>
<p>We are driving to the coast.                                                                                                                                             Wir fahren <b><i>an die</i></b> Küste.</p>
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