"Ich gehe in einem Park spazieren."

Translation: I am going for a walk in a park.

[siebolt]

Supposing you know how to use in/into correctly in English, German shows you the way. In + Dativ is always "in", In + Akkusativ is always "into". Next question: when do I use Dativ or Akkusativ after "in" in German. One of the ways to describe the difference is to see if the situation is "dynamic" or "non-dynamic". In "Ich gehe in einem Park spazieren" you can think of the park as a box. You will be moving, but always inside the box. >> dative >> "in". Using the image of a box: "Ich stelle das Buch in den Schrank". the book is moved from one box (your hand/the table) into another box (the bookcase) >> Akkusativ >> into. So going from one box into the other is "into"

[igesta]

so if I still outside the park (e.g. at home), and I'm going there to take a walk around, do i say "Ich gehe in einen Park zu spazieren"?

[JaviTR]

I answered "I go to walk in a park" and it seems to be incorrect, why? I imagined the context where you are speaking about what you usually do in your day by day...

[Libor]

I think you were right. The bare infinitive is where English differs across the Atlantic...

[amyb24]

I'm having trouble with "in." Sometimes Duolingo wants me to translate it as "in," and other times as "into." Is there a way to tell which is which?

[RobinCard]

'Into' is accusative and 'in' is dative case.

Ich gehe im Park = I am walking in the park (dative).

Ich gehe in den Park = I am walking into the park (accusative).

In this instance, accusative indicates change (I wasn't in the park but I am going to be) and dative means you're walking in the park already and will continue doing so.

Ich gehe ins Klo (accusative) = I am going to the toilet

Ich gehe im Klo (dative) = I am walking around in the toilet

It is a bit difficult to get ones head around at first but it becomes second nature.

Dative
Masculine = Dem | Neutral = Dem | Feminine = Der | Plural = Den

Dative
Masculine = Den | Neutral = Das | Feminine = Die | Plural = Die

[Craigentinny]

I think you meant to write accusative for your last sentence ie
Accusative Masculine = Den | Neutral = Das | Feminine = Die | Plural = Die. It is a case of the brain thinking one thing and then just typing something else:) Ooops...

[dgupta654]

Isn't accusative masculine 'der'?

[Fco349466]

No. Nominative masculine is "der", accusative masculine is indeed "den"

[Araghaidhleat]

I am going in a park for a walk would be acceptable in
English... but it is marked incorrect by Duolingo

[BrunoSaito2]

Could it be written as "Ich gehe in einem Park, um zu spazieren"?

[Karl225219]

No, the verb is spazieren gehen.

[nateVONgreat]

Can i say this like this: "Ich gehe spazieren in einem Park"

[Osk.S]

Someone in a previous comment said "Spazieren" was like walking for pleasure, as in jogging. Is this so? I answered "I go jogging in a park" and was marked wrong.

[scarvbarv]

Is spazieren in infinitive form here?

[Bryan126243]

This would suggest also to be "I go for a stroll in a park" as a native English speaker.

[TMania1]

Sorry, but I simply CANNOT understand this poor girl! At least 90% of the time. Some of it is my ears, ja, but....