"without me" in German

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I got confused while making a German sentence meaning:

How you can enjoy your time without me?

How can I translate the without me part? Does it depend on the case, like "wie"? For example:

Ich verstehe nichts, genau wie du.

Sie ignorierte ihn, wie mich.

RegDwight · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-02 11:23:18Z

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“Without me” is just “ohne mich”. Ohne is a preposition requiring the accusative case. Nothing special here.

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answered May 1, 2012 at 18:48

Philipp

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I have also read "ohne ich" many times, there should be something special.
– Gigili
May 1, 2012 at 19:33
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@Gigili Impossible ;p What you find googling "ohne ich" is Ohne Ich, kein Wir and sentences in which punctuations split ohne and ich or sentences in which the part behind ohne is a quote (missing quotation marks possible)
– Em1
May 1, 2012 at 19:43
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Well, Google is not a good dictionary @Em1. ;)
– Gigili
May 1, 2012 at 19:54
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@ Gigili: Nevertheless, Em1 is right. Ohne is always with accusative.
– Tara B
May 2, 2012 at 7:37

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hanekomu · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-02 15:44:12Z

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"Wie kannst Du ohne mich Spaß haben?" or "Wie kannst Du Dich ohne mich amüsieren?", depending on how you want to translate "enjoy your time".

answered May 2, 2012 at 15:44

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