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German Prepositions

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German prepositions are tricky because they determine the grammatical case of the noun that follows. Some prepositions always take accusative, some always take dative, and two-way prepositions can take either!

๐Ÿ“Œ Accusative Prepositions (always)

GermanEnglishNotes / Example
durchthroughIch gehe durch den Park.
fรผrforDas ist fรผr dich.
gegenagainstEr ist gegen den Plan.
ohnewithoutOhne dich bin ich nichts.
umaround / at (time)Um 8 Uhr

๐Ÿ“Œ Dative Prepositions (always)

GermanEnglishNotes / Example
ausfrom / out ofIch komme aus Deutschland.
beiat / nearIch wohne bei meinen Eltern.
mitwithIch fahre mit dem Zug.
nachafter / toIch fahre nach Berlin.
seitsince / forIch lerne Deutsch seit einem Jahr.
vonfrom / ofDas ist von mir.
zutoIch gehe zum Arzt.

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