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Plans for this weekend: present tense (future meaning), 'nach' vs 'zu' (dative)

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I can use the present tense plus a future time phrase to discuss plans for the weekend, and can correctly use 'nach' or 'zu' to say where I plan to go.

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At the start or in the middle of German words, [d] sounds like English 'd'. At the end, it sounds like 't'. Use time phrases, e.g., 'am Montag', with the present tense to refer to future plans. Emphasis on whatever is first in the sentence. You can use inversion (word order 2) to create this emphasis. 'Nach' means 'to' with place names, continents and most countries. 'Zu' means 'to' when used with places with articles. Use zu with people, professions and events, e.g., 'Ich gehe zu Oma.'.

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