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Lesson 18A2

Prepositions with Fixed Cases

സ്ഥിര വിഭക്തിയുള്ള ഭാഷാ ഘടകങ്ങൾ

Some German prepositions always demand the accusative, others always demand the dative, regardless of meaning. Malayalam doesn't split this the same way, since its postpositions already carry the relationship and any case-like meaning together.

Grammar Comparison

വ്യാകരണ താരതമ്യം

Preposition decides case; in Malayalam the postposition already carries the relationship

German

für den Mann (accusative, 'for the man') / mit dem Mann (dative, 'with the man')

Malayalam

മനുഷ്യന് വേണ്ടി (for) / മനുഷ്യന്റെ കൂടെ (with) — the relationship and case together in one phrase

Malayalam postpositions like കൂടെ ('with') or വേണ്ടി ('for') attach after a noun already carrying its own case marking, so the relationship and the case feel like one combined package, not two separate decisions. German splits this into two layers: first pick the preposition (für, mit, ohne...), and that preposition then forces a specific case onto the noun that follows, whether or not the meaning has anything to do with direct action. Memorize each preposition together with the case it demands, the way you memorized each noun's article.

Vocabulary

വാക്കുകൾ

für (+ Akk.)fuer
Malayalam
-ന് വേണ്ടി-nu vendi
English
for
durch (+ Akk.)doorkh
Malayalam
-ലൂടെ-loode
English
through
ohne (+ Akk.)OH-neh
Malayalam
ഇല്ലാതെillaathe
English
without
gegen (+ Akk.)GAY-gen
Malayalam
എതിരെethire
English
against
um (+ Akk.)oom
Malayalam
ചുറ്റുംchuttum
English
around / at (time)
mit (+ Dat.)mit
Malayalam
-ന്റെ കൂടെ-nte koode
English
with
nach (+ Dat.)nahkh
Malayalam
ശേഷം / -ലേക്ക്shesham / -lekku
English
after / to
bei (+ Dat.)by
Malayalam
അടുത്ത്aduthu
English
at / near
seit (+ Dat.)zyt
Malayalam
മുതൽmuthal
English
since
von (+ Dat.)fon
Malayalam
-ൽ നിന്ന്-l ninnu
English
from / of
zu (+ Dat.)tsoo
Malayalam
-ലേക്ക്-lekku
English
to