Prepositions of Place (locative) Flashcards
1
Q
an
A
on/at - attached to
at/by - in the sense of “in front of”, “next to”, “near”
2
Q
auf
A
on - on a surface
in - a picture
at - the station
onto - onto something
3
Q
aus
A
from - origin
4
Q
außerhalb
A
outside - outside (of) + noun
5
Q
bei
A
at/with - at a place/with somebody
6
Q
durch
A
through/across - to cross something
7
Q
gegenüber
A
opposite - on the otherside/facing something
8
Q
hinter
A
behind - at the back of something
9
Q
in
A
in/on - address (country, city, street) in - newspaper, book in/at - within a defined space on - T.V./radio into - into a room
10
Q
nach
A
to - to a place or country
11
Q
neben
A
next to - beside
12
Q
über
A
across - to cross something
above - above something but not on it
13
Q
unter
A
under - under something, on the floor/ground
below - under something, but above the floor/ground
14
Q
vor
A
in front of - directly ahead of something
15
Q
zu
A
to - to a person (and/or their home)
towards - in the direction of someplace, but not all the way there
