The German prepositions are short words that often accompany names or pronouns. They indicate the relationship between the words of a sentence.
The prepositions are distinguished according to the relationship they have with the other categories of words and can be: prepositions of place, time, cause and manner. Many prepositions may, however, belong to more than one group.
For prepositions of place:
- the preposition is followed by the accusative case when connected to a “motion verb”:
- gehen; wandern; klettern; fliegen; laufen; spazieren; rennen; fahren; kriechen; schwimmen
- the preposition is followed by the dative case if it is connected to a “state verb”:
- gefallen; helfen; schmecken; glauben; geben; gehören; danken; passieren; fehlen
| Deutch | Fall/Case | Englisch |
| in | AKK. or DAT. | in |
| zu | DAT. | to, at |
| von | DAT. | from, of |
| mit | DAT. | with |
| auf | AKK. or DAT. | on (on top of), at |
| für | AKK. | for |
| an | AKK. or DAT. | on (on the side of), at |
| bei | DAT. | by, near, next to, at, with |
| nach | DAT. | to, toward, after |
| aus | DAT. | from, out of |
| um | AKK. | around, at (time) |
| über | AKK. or DAT. | over, above, about |
| vor | AKK. or DAT. | in front of, before, ago |
| durch | AKK. | through |
| bis | AKK. | until, up to |
| unter | AKK. or DAT. | under |
| zwischen | AKK. or DAT. | between |
| gegen | AKK. | against |
| ohne | AKK. | without |
| seit | DAT. | since, for (time) |
| während | GEN. | during |
| neben | AKK. or DAT. | next to, beside |
| wegen | GEN. | because of |
| hinter | AKK. or DAT. | behind |
| gegenüber (von) | DAT. | across (from) |
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