German Prepositions

Front 1

Aus

Back 1

DATIVE
1. out of (location)
2. from (with place name)
3. out of, for (motivation)
4. made (out) of

Front 2

Ausser

Back 2

DATIVE
1. except for, besides, but, aside from, other than
2. besides, in addition to

Front 3

Bei

Back 3

DATIVE
1. at, with (someone's house)
2. at (ref. to business)
3. at, for (place of work)
4. near (w/ locations)
5. with (on one's person)
6. while (while doing something else)
7. when (usually w/ weather)
8. by

Front 4

Gegenüber

Back 4

DATIVE
1. across from, opposite
2. to, toward (attitude toward a person)

Front 5

Mit

Back 5

DATIVE
1. with
2. by (with transportation)

Front 6

Nach

Back 6

DATIVE
1. to (destination with place names)
2. after (time expressions)
3. to, toward (in directions)
4. according to, in

Front 7

Seit

Back 7

DATIVE
1. since (a point in past time)
2. for (a period of time)

Front 8

Von

Back 8

DATIVE
1. from (with persons- ex a letter from Thomas)
also:
I am driving from CA to NY
2. of
3. from, off of
4. by (author)
5. of (possessive)

Front 9

Zu

Back 9

DATIVE
1. to (directions w/ places inside a town or city, w/ persons)
2. to (attitudes with people)
3. at, for (with holidays and occasions)
4. at (with prices)

Front 10

Bis

Back 10

ACCUSATIVE
1. until (time expressions)
2. by (with definite time)
3. as far as (with places)
4. to

Front 11

Durch

Back 11

ACCUSATIVE
1. through
2. by, through

Front 12

Für

Back 12

ACCUSATIVE
1. for
2. for, by

Front 13

Gegen

Back 13

ACCUSATIVE
1. against
2. into, (up) against
3. around, about, along toward (up to a certain time or number)

Front 14

Ohne

Back 14

ACCUSATIVE
1. without

Front 15

Um

Back 15

ACCUSATIVE
1. around (ex. around a corner, around the table)
2. at (in time expressions)

Front 16

Auf

Back 16

TWO-WAY
1. on, onto, on top of (horizontal surfaces)
2. in (with languages)

Front 17

An

Back 17

TWO-WAY
1. on, onto (vertical surfaces)
2. at (at the edge of) - dative
3. to (up to the edge of) - accusative

Front 18

Hinter

Back 18

TWO-WAY
1. behind, in back of

Front 19

In

Back 19

TWO-WAY
1. in, into, to

Front 20

Neben

Back 20

TWO-WAY
1. next to, alongside of, beside

Front 21

Über

Back 21

TWO-WAY
1. over, above
2. across (over), on the other side
3. more than, over (+ accusative)

Front 22

Unter

Back 22

TWO-WAY
1. under
2. less than, under (+ accusative)

Front 23

Vor

Back 23

TWO-WAY
1. in front of (before)

Front 24

Zwischen

Back 24

TWO-WAY
1. between

Front 25

(An)statt

Back 25

GENITIVE
1. instead of

Front 26

Trotz

Back 26

GENITIVE
1. in spite of

Front 27

Während

Back 27

GENITIVE
1. during

Front 28

Wegen

Back 28

GENITIVE
1. because of, due to, on account of