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Prepositions
- Dative
aus out of, from (country, city)
außer except, besides
bei at, near, at someone's place
mit with, by
nach after, to (city, country), according to
seit since, for
von from (person, building, institution), of,
by
zu to (person, building, institution), toward
Accusative
durch through, by
für for, by
gegen against, about
ohne without
um around
Dative or Accusative two-way prepositions
(Wechselpräpositionen)
an on (vertically), by, at the edge of
auf on (horizontally)
hinter behind
in in, into, to
neben next to, beside
über above, over, across
unter under
vor in front of, before
zwischen between
The preposition 'to' with verbs of motion
- nach: (towns, cities, regions, countries, continents -- when no article is present)
nach Frankfurt to Frankfurt
nach Kanada to Canada
nach Vancouver to Vancouver
nach Deutschland to Germany
nach Hause (to go) home
in: (into a place, building; femine & plural countries):
in die Stadt to town, downtown
in die Vorlesung to the lecture
in die Deutschstunde to the German class
ins Kino to the movies
in die Schule to school
in die USA to the United States
idiomatic use
auf die Bank/ zur Bank to the bank
aufs Postamt/ zum Postamt to the post office
zum Bahnhof to the railway station
auf eine Party/ zu einer Party to a party
ans Fenster/ zum Fenster to the window
an die Tür/ zur Tür to the door
an den Strand/ zum Strand to the beach
zu: (person's home or business, stores, places other than cities, regions,
countries)
zum Arzt to the doctor
zu Hertie to Hertie's
zur Bushaltestelle to the bus stop
zum Beispiel for example
zu dritt/zu viert usw. in threes, in fours, etc.
zu Hause at home
zu Ende over (at an end)
zu Fuß on foot
zum Geburtstag for one's birthday
zu Weihnachten/Ostern for/at Christmas/Easter
zu Ihnen/dir (to go) to your place
zum Frühstück for/at breakfast
zum Essen/Schreiben for eating/writing
ab und zu now and then
zum Wohl! (Here's) to your health!
auf: (public buildings, offices, and parties, weddings, funerals, and other functio ns)
auf die Bank to the bank
auf die Post to the post office
auf eine Hochzeit to a wedding
aufs Land to the country
auf eine Party to a party
auf den Markt(platz) to the town market
an: (to the edge of)
Wir gehen ans Fenster to the window
an die Tafel to the blackboard
an den Tisch to the table
| Very important words. These are the words that you are going to use them almost always. You should memorize them the best that you can. Your ability to make sentences or to talk and write will increase exponentially. Try any way that you know it is better for you to memorize. These are key words for your progress. Start to use them with make some simple sentences, you will feel the differences. |
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