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Prepositions Flashcards

Learning German prepositions and their associated cases

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“aus” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. I come from Los Angeles
  2. I’m getting my jacket from the classroom
  3. What’s your blouse made out of?
  4. She’s coming out of the house now
  5. Your mother did it out of love
  6. He canceled for [because of] personal reasons
A

Case: DATIVE

“[to be] from [somewhere/something]”

  1. Ich komme aus Los Angeles
  2. Ich hole meine Jacke aus dem Klassenzimmer

“made out of”
3. Aus welchem Material ist deine Bluse?

“out of/coming out of”
4. Sie geht aus dem Haus jetzt.

“out of/because of/due to”

  1. Deine Mutter tat es aus Liebe
  2. Er hat es aus persönlichen Gründen abgesagt
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“in” - give the case that follows this preposition.

Translate:

  1. How often do you go to the movies?
  2. I’m at the movies
  3. I’ll be back in an hour
  4. What do you do in the summer?
A

Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

Accusative
“to the” directional; implies movement
1. Wie oft gehst du ins Kino?

Dative
“in” locative; stationary
2. Ich bin im Kino [in+dem]

“in” temporal; implies period of time

  1. In einer Stunde bin ich wieder da
  2. Was machst du im Sommer [in+dem]?
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“bis” -give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. See you soon!(colloquial)
  2. From head to toe
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“until” (temporal)
1. Bis bald!

“to [until]” (locative)
2. Von Kopf bis Fuß

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“durch” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. A trip through Germany
  2. We’re traveling by way of the river
  3. 10 [divided] by 5 is 2
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“through” (locative)
1. eine Reise durch Deutschland

“by way of [through; via]” (locative)
2. Wir reisen durch den Fluss

“by” mathematical expression:
3. 10 [geteilt] durch 5 ist gleich 2

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“für” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. I would die for you
  2. Institute of General Physics
  3. We’re traveling to Berlin for three weeks [indicating that we are going to be there for a specific amount of time]
  4. We’re in Berlin for three weeks [indicating we’re there already and this is how long we’re staying]
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“for” (purpose)
1. ich wurde für dich sterben

“of” (purpose)
2. Institut für Allgemeine Physik

“for” (specific amount of time - future)

  1. Wir werden für drei Wochen nach Berlin reisen
  2. Wir sind für drei Wochen in Berlin
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“gegen” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. the fight against cancer
  2. against the wall
  3. He’s coming to the office around 9am
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“against” (locality)

  1. der Kampf gegen den Krebs
  2. gegen die Wand

“toward; about; approximately, around” (temporal)
3. Er kommt gegen 9:00 ins Büro

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“ohne” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. a world without war
  2. me without you
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“without”

  1. eine Welt ohne Krieg
  2. ich ohne dich
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“um” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. at ten o’clock
  2. by a hair (very nearly)
  3. it’s around the corner
A

Case: ACCUSATIVE

“at” (temporal)
1. um zehn Uhr

“at; by” (temporal)
2. um ein Haar

“at; around” (locality)
3. es ist um die Ecke

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“wider” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:
1. he is acting against the law

A

Case: ACCUSATIVE
Note: this is old-fashioned/formal; now used mainly as a prefix - use “gegen” instead

“against”
1. Er handelt wider das Gesetz

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“an” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“auf” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“hinter” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“neben” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“über” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“unter” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“vor” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“zwischen” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: two-way - ACCUSATIVE/DATIVE

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“ab” - give the case that follows this preposition

  1. Starting on Febraury 24th
  2. On Saturday fly from Cologne
  3. We’re staying [coming] from Saturday [onward]
A

Case: DATIVE

“starting at/on” (time)
1. ab dem 24. Februar

“from/at” [a place/an origin] (temporal)

  1. am Samstag wir fliegen ab Köln
  2. Wir kommen ab Samstag
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“außer” - give the case that follows this preposition

  1. She eats everything but [except] spinach.
  2. The film was everything but [except] funny
  3. I never read books, except when I have to.
A

Case: DATIVE (most of the time)

“but” in sense of “except”

  1. sie isst alles ausser Spinat
  2. der Film war alles ausser lustig
  3. ich lese nie Bücher, ausser wenn ich muss
20
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“bei” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:

  1. I work at BevMo
  2. I’m crashing at Kelly’s
  3. The school is by the pharmacy
A

Case: DATIVE

“in, at, with” (location related to a specific place - person’s house, place of work)

  1. ich arbeite bei BevMo
  2. ich penne bei Kelly

“by, near to, next to” (location related to a specific place - person’s house, place of work)
3. die Schule ist bei der Apotheke

21
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“entgegen” - give the case that follows this preposition

A

Case: DATIVE

22
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“entsprechend” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: DATIVE

23
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“mit” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: DATIVE

24
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“nach” - give the case that follows this preposition

A

Case: DATIVE

25
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“seit” - give the case that follows this preposition

Translate:
1. We have been in Berlin for three weeks

A

Case: DATIVE

“for [since]” (indicating action began in the past and is continuing)
1. wir sind seit drei Wochen in Berlin.

26
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“von” - give the case that follows this preposition

A

Case: DATIVE

27
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“zu” - give the case that follows this preposition

A

Case: DATIVE

28
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“anstatt” - give the case that follows this preposition

A

Case: GENITIVE

29
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“aufgrund” - give the case that follows this preposition

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Case: GENITIVE

30
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“außerhalb”

A

Case: GENITIVE

31
Q

“dank”

A

Case: GENITIVE

32
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“statt”

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Case: GENITIVE

33
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“während”

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Case: GENITIVE

34
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“wegen”

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Case: GENITIVE

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