schreiben anDativ · 3. Fall
to be working on sth. — a text
not an addressee but the work in progress — the same an, but Dativ. Only the case tells them apart
Er schreibt an seinem Roman.
He is working on his novel.
woran?daran
to be working on sth. — a text
not an addressee but the work in progress — the same an, but Dativ. Only the case tells them apart
Er schreibt an seinem Roman.
He is working on his novel.
woran?daran
to write to sb.
the addressee of a letter — the same an, but Akkusativ
Ich schreibe an meinen Bruder.
I am writing to my brother.
woran?daran
to write about sth.
what you write about — the subject. an + Akk is the addressee, an + Dat is the work in progress
Sie schreibt über die Geschichte der Stadt.
She writes about the history of the city.
worüber?darüber
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