Know what each verb + preposition pair means, and which case it takes, before you have time to think about it.
Wrong answers in the multiple-choice drills are always the near misses: halten für next to halten von, bitten um next to fragen nach. Sentence card makes you type the preposition; a miss means typing the right one before the next card.
Article phrases are Akkusativ or Dativ only; ignore any Nominativ reading. The only form that splits is den: den Hund is Akkusativ, den Kindern is Dativ.
Best 1-minute sprint each day, on a log scale so a doubling always looks the same size. You want the dots climbing toward the dashed aim and the crosses falling toward zero.
FUGÜ, the pufferfish. One wrong cut and the chef stands accused. Four beats, same rhythm as den die das die.
The walk: aus dem Haus, von der Mutter, mit dem Hund, zum Bäcker, nach dem Essen, vor der Nacht, unter der Brücke.
The three shortest words swing both ways. Learn these per verb on the cards.
Scope: this lock is for verb + preposition pairs. In plain spatial use, über, vor and unter also switch.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akkusativ | den | die | das | die |
| Dativ | dem | der | dem | den +n |
For speed you only need one question per form. Ends in m or r (dem, der, einem, einer): Dativ. Ends in e or s, or bare ein (die, das, eine, ein): Akkusativ. Ends in n: look at the noun. Singular is Akkusativ (den Hund, einen Hund), plural is Dativ (den Kindern).
Vanishing cues for the first few days. Type the whole line; each correct pass hides more of it.
From nothing. Prepositions in any order, separated by spaces.
Every unit in the curriculum, by track. A unit unlocks when everything it requires is working, and it never locks again. Tap a unit for details.