Expressions
of Time
The accusative case is used to indicate
definite time when no preposition is used.
Letzten Sonntag blieb ich zu Hause.
Last Sunday I stayed home.
Sie fährt nächste Woche nach Deutschland. She's
going to Germany next week.
Er hats uns voriges Jahr besucht. He
visited us last year.
Time expressions with the prepositions
an, in and vor are in the dative case.
Wir müssen am Sonntag zurück. We
must return on Sunday.
In der Nacht wird es kalt. It gets cold
at night.
Vor drei Jahren war es hier genau so kalt.
Three years ago it was just as cold here.
The genitive case is used to express indefinite
time, and may refer to the future or past.
Eines Tages war er krank. One
day he was sick.
Eines Morgens kommet er zu spät. One
morning he'll be late. |
