Prepositions

Question 1

bis

Answer 1

until, up to, as far as
ACCUSATIVE

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

Question 2

durch

Answer 2

through, by means of
ACCUSATIVE

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

Question 3

für

Answer 3

for
ACCUSATIVE

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

Question 4

ohne

Answer 4

without

ACCUSATIVE

Question 5

gegen

Answer 5

against
ACCUSATIVE

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

Question 6

um

Answer 6

around, at [certain] time, for
ACCUSATIVE

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

Question 7

entlang

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

aus

Answer 8

out of, from somewhere
DATIVE

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

Question 9

außer

Answer 9

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

Question 10

gegenüber

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

bei

Answer 11

at, by
DATIVE

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

Question 12

mit

Answer 12

with

DATIVE

Question 13

nach

Answer 13

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.)

Question 14

seit

Answer 14

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”.

Question 15

zu

Answer 15

to

DATIVE

Question 16

von

Answer 16

from

DATIVE

Question 17

anstatt / statt

Answer 17

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

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

Question 18

während

Answer 18

during

GENITIVE

Question 19

trotz

Answer 19

despite
GENITIVE

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

Question 20

wegen

Answer 20

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”).

Question 21

außerhalb

Answer 21

outside of
GENITIVE

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

Question 22

innerhalb

Answer 22

inside of
GENITIVE

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

Question 23

oberhald

Answer 23

above

GENITIVE

Question 24

unterhalb

Answer 24

below

GENITIVE

Question 25

diesseits

Answer 25

on this side

GENITIVE

Question 26

jenseits

Answer 26

on the other side

GENITIVE

Question 27

beiderseits

Answer 27

on both sides

GENITIVE

Question 28

in

Answer 28

in, into

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 29

an

Answer 29

at, right next to, on

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 30

auf

Answer 30

on top of

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 31

hinter

Answer 31

behind

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 32

neben

Answer 32

next to

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 33

uber

Answer 33

over, about

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 34

unter

Answer 34

under

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 35

vor

Answer 35

in front of

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 36

zwischen

Answer 36

between

ACCUSATIVE (Wohin?) /DATIVE (Wo?)

Question 37

Prepositions with Dative

Answer 37

aus (= out)
bei (= by)
mit (= with)
nach (= after)
seit (= since)
von (= from)
zu (= to)
ab (= from) 
gegenüber (= opposite)
außer (= other than)

Question 38

Prepositions with Accusative (7)

Answer 38

bis (= until)
durch (= through)
für (= for)
um (= around)
gegen (= against)
ohne (= without)
entlang (= along)

Question 39

Prepositions with dative or accusative (9)

Answer 39

an (= on)
auf (= on)
in (= in)
über (= over)
unter (= under)
vor (= in front of)
hinter (= behind)
zwischen (= between)
neben (= next to)

Question 40

Prepositions with Genitive (5)

Answer 40

wegen (= due to)
während (= while/during)
infolge (= as a result)
statt (= instead)
trotz (= despite)

Question 41

Prepositions with the nominative

Answer 41

als (=than)