Verbs with prepositions Flashcards

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to depend on/dependant of

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abhängen von +D

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to pay attention to

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achten auf +A

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to start/commence with

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anfangen mit +D

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to depend on

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ankommen auf +A

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to reply to

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antworten auf +A

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to be angry about

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sich ärgern über +A

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to finish/stop (with)

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aufhören mit +D

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to take care / look after

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aufpassen auf +A

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to get upset over/about

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sich aufregen über +A

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to spend (on)

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ausgeben für +A

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to be thankful for

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sich bedanken für +A

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to thank someone

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sich bedanken bei +D

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to start/begin (with)

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beginnen mit +D

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to strive for / try to (e.g find a job)

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sich bemühen um +A

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to report about/on

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berichten über +A

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to deal with /busy oneself with

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sich beschäftigen mit +D

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to complain to

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sich beschweren bei +D

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to consist of

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bestehen aus +D

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to insist on

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bestehen auf +A

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to participate in

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sich beteiligen an +D

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to apply to/at (place or person)

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sich bewerben bei +D

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to apply for (a job)

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sich bewerben um +A

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to refer / apply to

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sich beziehen auf +A

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to ask for

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bitten um +A

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to thank for
danken für +A
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to think of
denken an +A
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to discuss
diskutieren über +A
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to invite to
einladen zu +D
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to choose / opt for
sich entscheiden für +A
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to decide to
sich entschließen zu +D
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to apologise (to someone)
sich entschuldigen bei +D
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to apologise for
sich entschuldigen für +A
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to learn from
erfahren von +D
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to recover from
sich erholen von +D
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to remember / to be reminded of
sich erinnern an +A
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to recognise by
erkennen an +A
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to enquire about / after
sich erkundigen nach +D
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to be frightened/shocked by
erschrecken über +A
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to explain / talk about
erzählen über +A
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to tell about
erzählen von +D
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to enquire / ask about
fragen nach +D
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to look forward to
sich freuen auf +A
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to be happy about
sich freuen über +A
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to be about / to involve
gehen um +A
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to belong to
gehören zu +D
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to get used to
sich gewöhnen an +A
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to believe in
glauben an +A
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to give congratulations to / for
gratulieren zu +D
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to judge to be/ to take to be / to consider to be | (a good idea)
halten für +A
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to think about/ consider | (tidiness)
halten von +D
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to be concerned with / is
sich handeln um +A | (Bei der Kopie handelt es sich um Originalsoftware)
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to be about / deals with
handeln von +D
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to help with
helfen bei +D
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to prevent
hindern an +D
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to hope for
hoffen auf +A
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to hear from
hören von +D
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to find out about/ to be informed about
sich informieren über +A
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to be interested in
sich Interessieren für +A
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to complain about
klagen über +A
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to fight for
kämpfen für +A
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to come to / there was
kommen zu +D | (In der Besprechung kam es zu einem Streit)
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to concentrate on / focus on
sich konzentrieren auf +A
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to care for / about
sich kümmern um +A
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to laugh about
lachen über +A
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to suffer from | (e.g burnout)
leiden an +D
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to suffer with | (e.g sleep problems)
leiden unter +A
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to consider / think (a long time) about
nachdenken über +A
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to protest against
protestieren gegen +A
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to expect / reckon with | (e.g. snow in winter)
rechnen mit +D
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to talk about | (?present)
reden über +A
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to talk of / about | (?past)
reden von +D
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to smell like
riechen nach +D
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to say about | (a person)
sagen über +A
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to send to | (?a person) ??
schicken an +A
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to send to | (e.g a specialist)
schicken zu +D
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to rant about
schimpfen über +A
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to taste like
schmecken nach +D
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to write to
schreiben an +A
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to protect against
sich schützen vor +D
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to be for (pro)
sein für +A | (Ich bin für...)
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to be against (anti)
sein gegen +A | (Ich bin gegen...)
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to take care of / to care for
sorgen für +A
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to speak with / talk to
sprechen mit +D
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to talk about
sprechen über +A
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to die because of
sterben an +D | (Zwei Deutsche sind an der Grippe gestorben)
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to argue with
streiten mit +D
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to argue/fight about
streiten über +A
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to participate in
teilnehmen an +D | (Nordkorea nimmt an der Fußball-WM teil)
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to talk on the phone with
telefonieren mit +D
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to meet with
sich treffen mit +D
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to meet for | (e.g a short conversation)
sich treffen zu +D
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to persuade / talk into
überreden zu +D
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to talk to/ with (have a conversation with)
sich unterhalten mit +D
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to talk about (have a conversation about)
sich unterhalten über +A
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to meet with (an pre-arranged meeting)
sich verabreden mit +D
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to say goodbye to
sich verabschieden von +D
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to compare with
vergleichen mit +D
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to rely on
sich verlassen auf +A | (Auf mich kann man sich verlassen)
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to fall in love with
sich verlieben in +A
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to get along with / have an understanding with
sich verstehen mit +D
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to have an understanding of
verstehen von +D
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to prepare for
sich vorbereiten auf +A
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to warn against
warnen vor +D
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to wait for
warten auf +A
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to contact / turn to
sich wenden an +A
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to turn into/ become
werden zu +D
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to know about/of
wissen von +D
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to wonder about
sich wundern über +A
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to watch
zuschauen bei +D
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to watch
zusehen bei +D
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to doubt
zweifeln an +D
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to dream about
träumen von +D
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to save from
retten vor +D
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to think/ say about
sagen zu +D | (Was sagst du zu meinem neuen Haarschnitt?)
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AN
often expresses idea of a mental process directed towards a thing or person (erinneren, denken, glauben) OR to express the recipient of something sent or directed (schreiben) on, to, at, by, against, along, beside.
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AUF
often expresses the idea of physically or mentally looking towards something/someone, or being aware of a person/thing in front of you. (konzentrieren, achten, antworten) OR anticipation of something that'll happen in the future (hoffen, warten, freuen, vorbereiten) ON, TO, in, at, onto, upon, to(wards)
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FÜR (+A always)
Usually indicates the action of the verb is in favour of the object (interessieren, entscheiden, danken) (Also....FOR, in favour of, considering, in return for, instead of, in place of,)
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IN
Mostly indicates process of coming into a state of being | verlieben
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MIT (+D always)
Generally means 'with'. (sprechen mit, rechnen mit, anfangen mit) (Also...WITH, by, at, in, including, starring.)
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NACH (+D always)
Usually expresses reaching for or desiring something. (fragen) (Also....TO, according to, AFTER, by, for, in accordance with, towards, past, over too.)
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ÜBER
Often (but not always) means 'about'. verbs that express the reason or basis for the action of the verb. (ärgeren, freuen, lachen, reden, sprechen) (Also...OVER, by ABOUT, via, above, across, for, beyond, past, up above.)
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UM (+A always)
expresses object is somehow 'up for grabs' or ready to be given. (bitten um) (Also...AROUND, by, for, at, about, round)
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VON (+D always)
Used with a wide range of verbs. Can mean 'of', 'from' or 'about'. In one sense can indicate the topic of the verb. (träumen, erzählen, wissen) OR can indicate separation from or dependence upon the object (trennen, abhangen) (Also...OF, FROM, by, out of, about)
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VOR
Used with a small number of verbs. Almost always deals with respect, protection and fear. (Angst haben, retten) (Also...in front, before, AGAINST, outside, ahead of, in the eyes of)
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to separate from
sich trennen von +D
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AUS ( +D always)
(Also...OUT, from out of, of.)
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BEI (+D always)
(Also...at, in, with, during, by, upon, near, among)
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ZU (+D always)
(Also....TO, for, at, in, with, into, as, towards)
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GEGEN (+A always)
(Also,...AGAINST, towards, versus, around, round about)
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UNTER
(Also....UNDER, among, below, beneath, amongst, underneath, between, down below)