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Verb + Preposition Flashcards

1
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Verb, Prep + Case:

To keep an eye on

A

achten AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

To start with

A

anfangen MIT

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

answer to (your question)

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antworten AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to get annoyed about

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ärgern sich ÜBER

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to watch out! / take care of

A 
aufpassen AUF
(accusative)
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Verb, Prep + Case:

get excited about

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aufregen sich ÜBER

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to thank someone for (formal)

A

bedanken sich FÜR

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to draw attention to the act of thanking someone directly (formal)

A

bedanken sich BEI
(dative)
“I thanked them”: Ich habe mich bei Ihnen bedankt

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to begin with

A

beginnen MIT

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to complain about + to complain to

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beschweren sich ÜBER (accusative)

beschweren sich BEI (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to apply for ; to apply to

A

bewerben sich FÜR / UM (accusative)

bewerben sich BEI (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to earnestly ask (to someone) for something ;

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bitten UM / FÜR (accusative)

‘gebeten [ihn] um…’ in perfect

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Verb, Prep + Case:

(informal)
thank you;

thanks for

A

-Ich danke DIR
(dative)
- danken FÜR
(accusative)

*In other words: “Ich danke DIR, FÜR das gute Essen”

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to (start to) think of —NOT ‘to consider’

A

denken AN

accusative

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15
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to discuss (something);   
to discuss with
A

diskutieren ÜBER
(accusative)
diskutieren MIT

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Verb, Prep + Case:

invite to

A

einladen ZU

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to be actively involved/ engaged in

A

engagieren sich FÜR

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to apologize for ; to apologize to

A

entschuldigen sich FÜR
(accusative)

entschuldigen sich BEI

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to remember something
to remind someone

A

erinnern sich AN
erinnern sich DARAN
(accusative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to ask about

A

fragen NACH

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to look forward to ; to be happy about (now)

A

freuen sich AUF
freuen sich ÜBER
(accusative)

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22
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Verb, Prep + Case:

belong to (a group)

A

gehören ZU (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to get used to

A

gewöhnen sich AN

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to believe in

A

glauben AN
(accusative)

BUT glauben is usually a dative verb, so if we just mean “I believe you”, it’s dative case

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to congratulate for

A

gratulieren ZU

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to hope for

A

hoffen AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to get better informed about ;
to learn more at (a certain place)

A

informieren sich ÜBER
(accusative)

informieren sich BEI
(dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to be interested in

A

interessieren sich FÜR

accusative

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29
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to take care of / look after it

A

sich kümmern UM

accusative

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30
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to laugh about/at

A

lachen ÜBER

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to consider / to think about

A

nachdenken ÜBER

accusative

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32
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to fit well with, match with

A 
passen ZU
(dative)
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to react to

A

reagieren AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to send ___ to

A

schicken AN

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to speak about ; speak with

A

sprechen ÜBER
(accusative)

sprechen MIT

36
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to take part in

A

teilnehmen AN

accusative

37
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to have a phone call with

A

telefonieren MIT

dative

38
Q

Verb, Prep + Case:

to meet with ; to meet at

A

treffen sich MIT
treffen sich BEI
(dative)

39
Q

Verb, Prep + Case:

to dream of

A

träumen VON

accusative

40
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to chat a while with
to chat a while about

A

unterhalten sich MIT
(dative)

unterhalten sich ÜBER
(accusative)

41
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to rely upon

A

verlassen sich AUF

accusative

42
Q

Verb, Prep + Case:

to abstain from

A

verzichten AUF

accusative

43
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V Verb, Prep + Case:

to prepare for

A

vorbereiten sich AUF

accusative

44
Q

Verb, Prep + Case:

to wait for

A

warten AUF

accusative

45
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to wonder about in an annoyed way

A

wundern sich ÜBER

accusative

46
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Verb, Prep + Case:

to doubt

A

zweifeln (dar)AN

dative

47
Q

The prepositions “ausser/innerhalb, trotz, während, wegen” are…

A

genitive, so use the genitive endings

48
Q

The main times (8) to use the preposition ‘bei’ include:

A
  1. Someone or some object is at or around you (or someone else): Mein handy ist bei mir
  2. Someone is at your (or someone else’s) place: bei Scott
  3. When discussing your professional workplace: beim Arzt, beim Rathaus, beim Amt
  4. When something is nearby you or something else: Die Apotheke ist beim Rathaus
  5. When talking about “during” some event at a place: beim Konzert
  6. Before a gerund or a situation: “beim kochen, beim essen, bei diesem Wetter…”
  7. When you want to show empathy or self-comparison: “bei mir ist es auch so”; “bei uni ist es besser”
  8. When sticking with someone/thing: ich bleibe bei Bier
49
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The main times to use the preposition ‘um’ include:

A 
-A specific CLOCK time: um 16:00 Uhr 
(AT!)
-in order to (um zu)
-transitions (umsteigen)
-around = 'um'
50
Q

Which preposition would we use just like the English ‘on’ for specific dates?

A

am

51
Q

Which preposition would we use just like the English ‘in’ for times of the year or months?

A

in/im

52
Q

Which preposition would we use just like the English ‘at’ for specific clock times?

A

um

53
Q

The main times (3) to use the preposition ‘nach’ include:

A

When GOING

  1. to go to a city, continent or a country without an article: nach Berlin, nach Deutschland
  2. When going home ‘nach Hause’
  3. When going a compass direction including up or down: Ich gehe im Norden, Wir gehen nach oben, Du gehst nach links
54
Q

What comes first in sentence order: the time phrase or the place phrase?

A

The time phrase: Ich bin GESTERN ins Kino gegangen

55
Q

The main times (2) to use the preposition ‘zu’ include:

A

WHEN GOING…

  1. To a person or their place
  2. To a professional, place or event with an article: Ich muss zum Arzt; ich fahre zu einem Freund von mir; zur Uni, zur Bank, zur Hochzeit, zum Training
56
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The main times (5) to use the preposition ‘in’ include:

A
  1. When going (or living) in a building, any walled space, or on a certain floor: Wir gehen ins Kino; ich wohne im ersten Stock; in einem großen Miethaus; ins Zimmer; in die Schule; ich fahre in die Kirchstrasse
  2. Going into Natur, into water, into forests or into mountain areas: ; wir gehen ins Bad; in die Alpen; in den Wald, in die Natur
  3. Going to countries with articles: Ich gehe in die Vereinigten Staaten
  4. Going onto streets or into the downtown core: in die Innenstadt; in die Kalifornienstrasse
  5. Time: as we would use IN in English: a specific MONTH or SEASON: im Juli, im Sommer
57
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The main times to use the preposition “auf” include:

A
  1. When paying attention to something (including your figure): auf etwas achten oder aufpassen
  2. When on top or going on top of something, even loosely, like: ausrühen auf (to rest on… your laurels), bee
  3. Big discussions: when answering questions, pointing out, reacting to, or coming to agreement: antworten auf die Frage, hinweisen auf, auf etwas reagieren, auf etwas sich einigen
  4. Limited to: beschränkt auf das Wesentliche (the essential), verzichten auf (must abstain from)
  5. Expectations/Future: sich freuen auf, vorbereiten auf, warten auf, verschieben auf
58
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The preposition to use when someone or some object is at or around you (or someone else)

A

bei

59
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The preposition to use when talking about future expectations like excitement, preparing for, waiting

A

auf

60
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The preposition to use when paying close attention to something

A

auf

61
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The preposition to use when going to a room, floor, house, or other walled space

A

in (usually ‘ins’, since most of these are neutral)

62
Q

The preposition to use when going to a specific person or their place

A

zu

63
Q

The preposition to use when saying ‘in the summer’ or ‘in July’

A

im (seasons and months are male= in dem)

64
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The preposition to use when discussing a specific clock time

A

um

65
Q

The preposition to use when taking caring of someone or something (not ‘keeping an eye on’)

A

um

66
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The preposition to use when limits (on baggage, on amount of words) or abstaining is being suggested or imposed

A

auf

67
Q

The preposition to use when at the doctor’s office or other official/professional office

A

bei

68
Q

The preposition to use when someone is already at someone’s place

A

bei

69
Q

The preposition to use when going into nature, the forest, the mountains, the water…

A

in (in den for Wald, Wasser…) —usually accusative

70
Q

The preposition to use when talking about during an event, a special situation, or a gerund action like (I’m busy cooking)

A

bei

71
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The preposition to use when big discussions are going on and you have to give answers to the question, point out, react to, agree to something

A

auf

72
Q

The preposition to use when going to a professional place or office (WITH an article)

A

zu (but because zu is dative and many places are ‘das’ or ‘der’, its usually ZUM)

73
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The preposition to use when going to a city, continent or country (without an article)

A

nach

74
Q

The preposition to use when going home

A

nach (Hause)

75
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The preposition to use when on top of something (even figuratively)

A

auf

76
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! The preposition to use when giving any direction, including left/right, up/down, north/south

A

nach

77
Q

The preposition to use when going to a formal event with an article (die Hochzeit, dem training)

A

zu

78
Q

The preposition to use when sticking/staying with something or someone

A

bei

79
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The preposition to use when something or someone is near another

A

bei

80
Q

The preposition to use when something is on your person

A

bei

81
Q

The preposition to use when going to countries with articles

A

in (die Vereinigten Staaten)

82
Q

to hang something on the wall

A

etwas AUF der wand stellen

83
Q

the people FROM the WG downstairs

A

die Leute AUS der WG unten

84
Q

Two ways to say: “then make a left”

A
  1. dann gehe NACH links

2. dann biegen sie links AB

85
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Two ways to say “then drive back/backwards”

A
  1. dann rückwärts fahren

2. dann nach hinten fahren

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