"You stand in front of me."
Translation:Du stehst vor mir.
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Selteneauster, thank you so much for this excellent representation of the two way prepositions. It is very helpful.
Eh? Stell dich vor mich.
It can take dative or accusative, depending on whether it’s expressing location or destination of motion.
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yes you are right here I think if we think in the context of a motion then it is still(for the exercise) so we use a dative right?
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Any way 'vorne' could pass here? [What's the difference between vor and vorne]. Vielen Dank im voraus
Any way 'vorne' could pass here?
No.
[What's the difference between vor and vorne]
vor is a preposition; it comes before a noun. vor dem Mann = before the man, in front of the man
vorne is an adverb; it stands alone. vorne = at the front. (Note: not "at the front of".)
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German always puts verbs in the second position of a sentence (for declarative sentences, at least). So that sentence should be "Sie stehen vor mir."
Your sentence is phrased like a question, where the verb does go first ("Are you standing in front of me?").
Is it possible to say "vor mir stehst du"
Grammatically possible, yes; the emphasis will be different.
Your order might be used to answer the question "And who is standing in front of me? -- Oh: it's you who is standing in front of me."
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No, it couldn't. That would use a different verb form and not include "du": "Steh vor mir."
Could I use "Du stehst gegenuber von mir"?
gegenüber (note ü!) is "opposite", not "in front".
(If you can't make an ü, write ue, as in gegenueber.)
I interpreted this as a command, so I wrote "Stehen Sie vor mir." Would that be the correct way to write it as a command?
I interpreted this as a command, so I wrote "Stehen Sie vor mir." Would that be the correct way to write it as a command?
Yes... sort of.
It's grammatically correct but it sounds very odd to me, because stehen is not really an action that you can command someone to do.
I would say Stellen Sie sich vor mich. for "Stand in front of me" -- using sich stellen (place oneself) to indicate movement.
Similarly with Setzen Sie sich neben mich. (Sit down next to me) for "Sit next to me" and Legen Sie sich bitte hier hin. (Lie down here, please) for "Lie here, please" -- always with the "move to a standing/sitting/lying position" verbs rather than the "be in a standing/sitting/lying position" verbs.
Vielen Dank! There is a lot to unpack in your answer, but you have given me a good start. Akkusativ, natürlich!
