4

'Mit' and 'nach' are both prepositions that take dative.

But why does the first sentence use 'mich' (accusative) while the second uses the dative 'mir'?

  1. Nimmst du mich bitte mit?
  2. Sie macht mir alles nach.
Improve this question

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
7

If you are dealing with a separable verb, then it does not matter which case the separable part would take if it was used as a preposition on its own.

The "mit" in the first example is part of the separable word mitnehmen, which requires accusative case.

The second example uses the separable verb nachmachen. It has both a dative object, "mir", and an accusative object, "alles".

Improve this answer
1
  • 2
    Re the second example: If it read "Sie macht alles nach mir" (=she does everything after me) instead of "Sie macht mir alles nach" (=she copies/copycats everything i do), the it would be an example of preposition "nach + Dativ"
    – Hagen von Eitzen
    Jan 23 at 20:59

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.