Prepositions with Accusative
Durch through, by
Für for
Gegen against, for
Ohne without
Wider Against, to, towards
Um around, for; at (time)
Entlang along, down -This preposition however goes after the object: Sie geht den Fluss entlang./
She is walking along the river.
Bis until, to, by. Bis is technically an accusative preposition, but it is almost always used with a
second preposition (bis zu, bis auf, etc.) in a different case, or without an article (bis April,
bis Montag, bis Bonn).
Prepositions with Dative
These prepositions take the Dative case:
Aus from, out of
Bei at, near
Mit with, by
Nach after, to
Seit since (time), for
Von by, from
Zu at, to
außer except for, besides
Entgegen Against, contrary to
gegenüber across from, opposite (can go before or after its object)
gemäß according to, after, subject to
nächst Next to
samt Together with, along with
zuwieder against
E.g. Er trank aus der Flaschen – he drank from the bottle
Er wohnt bei seiner Grossmutter – He live with his grandmother
Two-way-prepositions: prepositions with
Accusative/Dative
A two-way-preposition take either an object in Accusative or Dative case all depending on the situation
An at, on, to
Auf at, to, on, upon
Hinter Behind
In in, into
Neben beside, near, next to
Über about, above, across, over
Unter under, among
Vor in front of, before;
ago (time)
Zwischen between
When deciding on, whether a two-way-preposition has an object in Accusative or Dative you can decide so by
asking either: wohin (where to) or wo (where). If it’s a motion the preposition take Accusative case, and if it’s a
location the object take Dative case. An easy example to show this rule is:
1) The boy went in the house to pick up his bag -> here the boy moves from outside the house and into the
house = motion
2) The boy is playing in the house -> here the boy stays at the same place, namely in the house = location.
Figurative sense
In case the two-way-preposition stands in a sentence, where it has a figurative sense, then the main rule is: auf
and über always take Accusative case, while the rest take Dative case.
E.g. Sie freute sich über die vielen Geschenke (A) – She was pleased over all the presents
Prepositions with Genitive
Statt, anstatt Instead of
Während During, in the course of
Wegen Because of
Diesseits On this side of
Jenseits On the other side
ausserhalb Outside of
innerhalb Inside of
Oberhalb above
unterhalb under
Prepositions with Genitive and Dative
Here are some of the most important prepositions that take both Genitive and Dative case. In this case it doesn’t
make a difference which case you choose.
Binnen Within
Dank Due to, thanks to
Laut By, according to
Trotz In spite of
zufolge According to
Die Idee: the idea
Erfinden: to invent
Entwickeln: to develop
man/der Mann
fahren: to drive
wegfahren: to drive away
weggefahren
der Stamm: the tribe, the genealogy
austammen: to originate from, to stem from
Die Mosaik: the mosaic
Die Technik: the technique
Schwierig: difficult
Die Fertigkeit: the skill
Benötigen: to necessite, to require
Der Maler: the painter
Der Künstler: the artist
Aufstellen: display
Das Werk, die Werke: the work
Das Kunstwerk: the artwork
Wichtig: important
Das Leben: the life
Leben: to live
wiederbeleben: revive (something)
die Wiederbelebung: the revival
Wieder: again
Die Form, die Formen: the forms
Die antiken Formen: the antique forms
Die Kirche: the church, the Church
Von der Kirche: by the church
Verehren: to venerate
Ehren: to honour
Noch: still
Das Jahrhundert: the century
Vorher: before
Un-sicht-bar: invisible
Die Sicht: the vision
Bestehen: to pass (an exam, a review, etc.)
Finden: to find
Herunterladen: to upload
FUDGO
Für
Um
Durch
Gegen
Ohne
Der Humanismus
Das Ende: the end
Das Jahrhundert: the century
Die Mitte: the middle
Die Wende: the change, the turn
Sich wenden: to turn oneself towards something
Die Jahrhundertmitte: the middle of the century
Die Jahrhundertwende: the turn of the century
Bis über die Jahrhundertmitte: until after the middle of the century
Der erste Weltkrieg: the first world war
Der zweite Weltkrieg: the second world war
Die Welt: the world
Der Krieg: the war
Die Gotik: the gothic period
In der Gotik
Nach defg
Vor dehg
Zwischen dem Barock und der Moderne
Die Moderne
Der Barock
Der Anfang, die Anfänge
Das Mal: the time
Das erste Mal: the first time
Des letzte Mal: the last time
Die Zeit: (the) time
Hindurch: throughout
Durch: through
Von+D