Verb + Preposition Flashcards by Scott W

Verb, Prep + Case:

To keep an eye on

achten AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

To start with

anfangen MIT

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

answer to (your question)

antworten AUF

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to get annoyed about

ärgern sich ÜBER

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to watch out! / take care of

aufpassen AUF
(accusative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

get excited about

aufregen sich ÜBER

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to thank someone for (formal)

bedanken sich FÜR

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

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

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

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to begin with

beginnen MIT

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to complain about + to complain to

beschweren sich ÜBER (accusative)

beschweren sich BEI (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to apply for ; to apply to

bewerben sich FÜR / UM (accusative)

bewerben sich BEI (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to earnestly ask (to someone) for something ;

bitten UM / FÜR (accusative)

‘gebeten [ihn] um…’ in perfect

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Verb, Prep + Case:

(informal)
thank you;

thanks for

-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’

denken AN

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to discuss (something);   
to discuss with

diskutieren ÜBER
(accusative)
diskutieren MIT

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Verb, Prep + Case:

invite to

einladen ZU

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to be actively involved/ engaged in

engagieren sich FÜR

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to apologize for ; to apologize to

entschuldigen sich FÜR
(accusative)

entschuldigen sich BEI

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to remember something
to remind someone

erinnern sich AN
erinnern sich DARAN
(accusative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to ask about

fragen NACH

dative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

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

freuen sich AUF
freuen sich ÜBER
(accusative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

belong to (a group)

gehören ZU (dative)

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to get used to

gewöhnen sich AN

accusative

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Verb, Prep + Case:

to believe in

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

gratulieren ZU | dative

Verb, Prep + Case: to hope for

hoffen AUF | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to get better informed about ; to learn more at (a certain place)

informieren sich ÜBER (accusative) informieren sich BEI (dative)

Verb, Prep + Case: to be interested in

interessieren sich FÜR | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to take care of / look after it

sich kümmern UM | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to laugh about/at

lachen ÜBER | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to consider / to think about

nachdenken ÜBER | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to fit well with, match with

``` passen ZU (dative) ```

Verb, Prep + Case: | to react to

reagieren AUF | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to send ___ to

schicken AN | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to speak about ; speak with

sprechen ÜBER (accusative) sprechen MIT

Verb, Prep + Case: to take part in

teilnehmen AN | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to have a phone call with

telefonieren MIT | dative

Verb, Prep + Case: to meet with ; to meet at

treffen sich MIT treffen sich BEI (dative)

Verb, Prep + Case: to dream of

träumen VON | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to chat a while with to chat a while about

unterhalten sich MIT (dative) unterhalten sich ÜBER (accusative)

Verb, Prep + Case: to rely upon

verlassen sich AUF | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to abstain from

verzichten AUF | accusative

V Verb, Prep + Case: to prepare for

vorbereiten sich AUF | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to wait for

warten AUF | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to wonder about in an annoyed way

wundern sich ÜBER | accusative

Verb, Prep + Case: to doubt

zweifeln (dar)AN | dative

The prepositions "ausser/innerhalb, trotz, während, wegen" are...

genitive, so use the genitive endings

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

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

The main times to use the preposition 'um' include:

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

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

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

in/im

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

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

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

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

The time phrase: Ich bin GESTERN ins Kino gegangen

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

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

The main times (5) to use the preposition 'in' include:

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

The main times to use the preposition "auf" include:

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

The preposition to use when someone or some object is at or around you (or someone else)

bei

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

auf

The preposition to use when paying close attention to something

auf

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

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

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

The preposition to use when saying 'in the summer' or 'in July'

im (seasons and months are male= in dem)

The preposition to use when discussing a specific clock time

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

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

auf

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

bei

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

bei

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

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

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

bei

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

auf

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

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

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

nach

The preposition to use when going home

nach (Hause)

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

auf

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

nach

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

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

bei

The preposition to use when something or someone is near another

bei

The preposition to use when something is on your person

bei

The preposition to use when going to countries with articles

in (die Vereinigten Staaten)

to hang something on the wall

etwas AUF der wand stellen

the people FROM the WG downstairs

die Leute AUS der WG unten

Two ways to say: "then make a left"

1. dann gehe NACH links | 2. dann biegen sie links AB

Two ways to say "then drive back/backwards"

1. dann rückwärts fahren | 2. dann nach hinten fahren