German prepositions show relationships between words and are called Verhältniswörter. Prepositions must match one or two of four German cases. Local prepositions indicate location and movement. Temporal prepositions express time and duration. Modal prepositions explain processes and connections
Prepositions connect parts of a sentence in French. à means "to," "at," or "in". De means "of" or "from"
Prepositions link nouns to sentences and indicate time, place, and direction. German has four cases: nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive. Prepositions affect the case of the noun following them
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. Adverbs usually end in -ly, but some don't
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences. They provide additional context about how, when, where, or why. Many adverbs end in -ly, but some look like adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns, answering "what kind?" and "which?". Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, answering "how?", "when?", "where?", "why?". Not all adverbs end in "-ly," but many adjectives also use "-ly"