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Jul 06, 2020 - 08:53 AM
Hi Tiagotodor,
It seems that the E in these expressions is a remaining from the Old German language, since before, masculine and neuter nouns used to take a final E when they were in dative case (which is the case here after "zu" or "nach").
While this E has been almost totally dropped on most words, it is still used in these 2 very common expressions: Zu Hause & Nach Hause, so the best is to memorize them as if they were special expressions.
Tchüss!
It seems that the E in these expressions is a remaining from the Old German language, since before, masculine and neuter nouns used to take a final E when they were in dative case (which is the case here after "zu" or "nach").
While this E has been almost totally dropped on most words, it is still used in these 2 very common expressions: Zu Hause & Nach Hause, so the best is to memorize them as if they were special expressions.
Tchüss!
