Prepositions Flashcards

1
Q

bis

A

until, up to, as far as
ACCUSATIVE

Der Zug fährt bis Tübingen. (The train goes to Tübingen.)

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2
Q

durch

A

through, by means of
ACCUSATIVE

Wir gehen durch den Wald. (We’re walking through the forest.)

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3
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für

A

for
ACCUSATIVE

Sie arbeitet für ein Unternehmen in Berlin. (She works for a company in Berlin.)

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4
Q

ohne

A

without

ACCUSATIVE

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5
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gegen

A

against
ACCUSATIVE

Deutschland spielt heute gegen Mexiko. (Germany is playing against Mexico today.)

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6
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um

A

around, at [certain] time, for
ACCUSATIVE

Wir treffen uns um acht Uhr. (We meet at eight o’clock.)

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7
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entlang

A

along
ACCUSATIVE

Sie liefen an der Straße entlang. (They walked along the road.) → This is a bit of a special case here—what would German be without them?—since the preposition “entlang” always follows the sentence’s object.

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8
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aus

A

out of, from somewhere
DATIVE

Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. (She is from Switzerland.)

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9
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außer

A

except for
DATIVE
Ich habe außer einer Jacke nichts gekauft. (I didn’t buy anything except for a jacket.)

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10
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gegenüber

A

opposite of, toward someone, across from
DATIVE

Sie sitzt mir gegenüber. (She’s sitting opposite to me.) → You can see here that the word “mich” (me) shifts to its dative form: mir.

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bei

A

at, by
DATIVE

Ich wohne bei meiner Tante. (I’m living with my aunt.)

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12
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mit

A

with

DATIVE

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13
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nach

A

after, to, according to someone/something
DATIVE

Nach dem Unterricht gehen wir in ein Café. (After class we’re going to a café.)

Ich fahre mit meiner Schwester nach Florenz. (I’m going to Florence with my sister.)

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14
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seit

A

since, for—only used for statements related to time or amounts of time
DATIVE

Seit seiner Scheidung lebt er allein. (He lives alone since his divorce.) → Since this is a preposition in the dative, the word “seine” (a possessive pronoun) shifts to “seiner”.

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15
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zu

A

to

DATIVE

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16
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von

A

from

DATIVE

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17
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anstatt / statt

A

instead [of] ← sometimes also simply “statt”
GENITIVE

Statt der erwarteten Beförderung bekam er die Kündigung.
Instead of the expected promotion, he was let go.

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während

A

during

GENITIVE

19
Q

trotz

A

despite
GENITIVE

Ich ging trotz einer Erkältung zur Arbeit. (I went to work despite my cold.)

20
Q

wegen

A

because of, due to
GENITIVE

Die Bäckerei ist wegen Urlaubs geschlossen. (The bakery is closed due to vacation.) → Since the preposition is in the genitive, the word “Urlaub” (vacation) shifts to its genitive form (“Urlaubs”).

21
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außerhalb

A

outside of
GENITIVE

Seine Wohnung liegt außerhalb des Stadtkerns. (His apartment is located outside of the city center.)

22
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innerhalb

A

inside of
GENITIVE

Es kam innerhalb der Partei zu Spannungen. (There were tensions within the party.)

23
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oberhald

A

above

GENITIVE

24
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unterhalb

A

below

GENITIVE

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diesseits
on this side | GENITIVE
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jenseits
on the other side | GENITIVE
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beiderseits
on both sides | GENITIVE
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in
in, into | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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an
at, right next to, on | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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auf
on top of | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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hinter
behind | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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neben
next to | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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uber
over, about | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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unter
under | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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vor
in front of | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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zwischen
between | ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)
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Prepositions with Dative
``` aus (= out) bei (= by) mit (= with) nach (= after) seit (= since) von (= from) zu (= to) ab (= from) gegenüber (= opposite) außer (= other than) ```
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Prepositions with Accusative (7)
``` bis (= until) durch (= through) für (= for) um (= around) gegen (= against) ohne (= without) entlang (= along) ```
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Prepositions with dative or accusative (9)
``` an (= on) auf (= on) in (= in) über (= over) unter (= under) vor (= in front of) hinter (= behind) zwischen (= between) neben (= next to) ```
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Prepositions with Genitive (5)
``` wegen (= due to) während (= while/during) infolge (= as a result) statt (= instead) trotz (= despite) ```
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Prepositions with the nominative
als (=than)