Möbel und Zimmer
This lesson is partly new vocabulary and partly a workout for Lesson 34's trickiest grammar point - describing where furniture is, and where you're putting it, is the single best way to practice the wohin/wo distinction until it's automatic.
| das Schlafzimmer | bedroom | das Wohnzimmer | living room |
| die Küche | kitchen | das Bad | bathroom |
| der Schrank | closet/cabinet | das Bett | bed |
| der Stuhl | chair | das Sofa | sofa |
| der Tisch | table | das Regal | shelf |
Der Tisch ist in der Küche. (Wo? - dative, state)
Ich stelle den Tisch in die Küche. (Wohin? - accusative, movement: "stellen," to put/place upright)
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. (Wo? - dative, "liegen," to lie/be positioned)
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. (Wohin? - accusative, "legen," to lay/put down)
Note the verb pairs: stehen/stellen (to stand/to put standing) and liegen/legen (to lie/to lay down) - German has separate verbs for state vs. movement, which reinforces the case choice from Lesson 34 instead of fighting it.
1. What's the article for "Schrank" (closet)?
2. "The table is in the kitchen." (Wo, dative) - Der Tisch ist in ______ Küche.
3. "I'm putting the table into the kitchen." (Wohin, accusative) - Ich stelle den Tisch in ______ Küche.
4. Which verb means "to lie/be positioned" (state)?
5. What's the article for "Bett" (bed)?
Vocabulary cross-checked against the "Wohnen" (housing) topic in the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.
Still unsure about wohin vs. wo in a specific sentence? Ask your teaching agent for more practice.