Prepositions Flashcards

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1
Q

by, until, up to

A

bis (accusative)

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2
Q

through, by

A

durch (accusative)

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3
Q

along

A

entlang (accusative)

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4
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for

A

für (accusative)

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5
Q

against, toward, about

A

gegen (accusative)

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6
Q

without

A

ohne (accusative)

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7
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around

A

um (accusative)

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8
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against, contrary to

A

wider (accusative)

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9
Q

out of, from, (made) of

A

aus (dative)

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10
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except (for), besides

A

außer (dative)

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11
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with (at the home of), near, at

A

bei (dative)

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12
Q

across, from

A

gegenüber (dative)- usually follows its dative object

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13
Q

with, by (means of)

A

mit (dative)

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14
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after, according to (preposition often comes after for this meaning), to

A

nach (dative)

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15
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since, for

A

seit (dative)

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16
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from, by, of, about

A

von (dative)

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17
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to (direction toward people or places if no geographical name is used)

A

to (dative)

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18
Q

to, onto/on

A

an (accusative)

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19
Q

at, on

A

an (dative)

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20
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on, on top of, onto, upon

A

auf (accusative)

21
Q

on, in

A

auf (dative)

22
Q

behind (movement)

A

hinter (accusative)

23
Q

behind (position)

A

hinter (dative)

24
Q

in, into, to

A

in (accusative)

25
Q

in

A

in (dative)

26
Q

beside, next to (movement involved)

A

neben (accusative)

27
Q

beside, next to (postion)

A

neben (dative)

28
Q

over, above, across (movement)

A

über (accusative)

29
Q

over, above (position)

A

über (dative)

30
Q

under, below, among (movement)

A

unter (accusative)

31
Q

under, below, beneath (position)

A

unter (dative)

32
Q

in front of, before (movement)

A

vor (accusative)

33
Q

in front of, before (dative)

A

vor (dative)

34
Q

between (movement)

A

zwischen (accusative)

35
Q

between (position)

A

zwischen (dative)

36
Q

which verbs require the accusative case after the preposition

A

legen, setzen, stellen

37
Q

which verbs require the dative case after the preposition

A

liegen, sitzen, stehen

38
Q

instead of

A

(an)statt (genitive)

39
Q

in spite of, despite

A

trotz (genitive)

40
Q

during

A

während (genitive)

41
Q

because of

A

wegen (genitive)

42
Q

outside of

A

außerhalb (genitive)

43
Q

inside of, within

A

innerhalb (genitive)

44
Q

on the upper side of, above

A

oberhalb (genitive)

45
Q

on the lower side, below

A

unterhalb (genitive)

46
Q

on this side of

A

diesseits (genitive)

47
Q

on the other side of

A

jenseits (genitive)

48
Q

for the sake of

A

um… willen (genitive)