LëtzQuizSaatzbau · Level 4 of 8
+ a place: where to and where
Pattern Subject + Verb + (time) + place.
Ech ginn an de Restaurant. I'm going to the restaurant.
Two different meanings, two different forms:
| Movement (where to?) | Location (where?) |
|---|---|
| Ech ginn an de Restaurant. | Ech iessen am Restaurant. |
| Ech ginn op d'Aarbecht. | Ech sinn op der Aarbecht. |
| Ech fueren op Lëtzebuerg. | Ech wunnen zu Déifferdeng. |
| Ech ginn heem. | Ech sinn doheem. |
- Ech ginn an de Restaurant.I'm going to the restaurant.
- Ech iessen am Restaurant.I'm eating at the restaurant.
- Ech ginn op d'Aarbecht.I'm going to work.
- Ech sinn op der Aarbecht.I'm at work.
- Ech ginn heem.I'm going home.
- Ech sinn doheem.I'm at home.
It depends on movement or location. ginn = going somewhere (where to?) takes the accusative: op d'Aarbecht. sinn = being somewhere (where?) takes the dative, and feminine d' becomes der. Masculine de becomes dem, and an + dem = am.
- Ech ginn an d'Stad.I'm going into town. (movement)
- Ech sinn an der Stad.I'm in town. (location)
- Ech ginn an de Supermarché.I'm going to the supermarket.
- Ech sinn am Supermarché.I'm at the supermarket. (an + dem = am)
- Ech ginn an de Kino.I'm going to the cinema.
- Ech sinn am Kino.I'm at the cinema.
in die Stadt (movement, accusative) but in der Stadt (location, dative).
Time → Manner → Place: Ech ginn haut mam Bus an de Restaurant.
- Ech ginn haut mam Bus an de Restaurant.Today I'm taking the bus to the restaurant.
mam means “with the”. For transport it means “by”: mam Bus = by bus. mat always takes the dative: masculine and neuter dem merge with it into mam; feminine stays as two words, mat der.
- Ech fueren mam Zuch.I'm going by train. (de Zuch, m)
- Ech fueren mam Auto.I'm going by car. (den Auto, m)
- Ech fueren mam Vëlo.I'm going by bike. (de Vëlo, m)
- Ech ginn mam Kand spadséieren.I'm going for a walk with the child. (d'Kand, n)
- Ech spille mat der Kaz.I'm playing with the cat. (d'Kaz, f)
French uses au restaurant for both “to” and “at”. Luxembourgish separates them: an de Restaurant (going) vs am Restaurant (being there).
Say where you go and where you are at 5 times of the day.