Prepositions Flashcards
Von
of/from/by/about - dative
Zu
on/at - dative
Seit
since -dative
Mit
with - dative
Bei
at/near/by - dative
Außer
Except for / apart from -dative
Gegenüber
opposite/towards - dative
Does dative HAVE to have a preposition?
Not really, but the preposition is often (not always) implicit.
i.e., ‘ich gebe meinem baby den Kaffee’
Technically, this could be ‘I give the coffee TO the baby’
Durch
through - accusative
Um
Around - accusative
Gegen
Against - accusative
Ohne
without - accusative
Für
For - accusative
In
in - depends
An
At/on from the side (contact) - depends
Auf
on/to from the top (contact) - depends
Vor
before - depends
Hinter
behind - depends
über
Above with NO contact - depends
Unter
Under - depends
Neben
Next to with NO contact - depends
Zwischen
Inbetween - depends
What decides whether a dependable proposition is Dative or Accusative?
Accusative - action. e.g., ich stelle den kaffee auf den Tisch
Dative - stationery. e.g., dem Kaffee steht auf dem Tisch
