Prepositions

+ accusative objects bis until (time), as far as (space) bis um = until bis zum = to durch through, by means of, across fr for, instead of gegen against, towards ohne without um at, around wider against, contrary to entlang along + accusative or dative objects an at, on, to, in, near to am = an + dem an sich (dat.) = in itself von jetzt an = from now on auf on, upon, on top of, in, at, to warten auf (acc.) = to wait for antworten auf (acc.) = to answer achten auf (acc.) = to pay attention to hinter behind in in, into im = in + dem ins = in + das neben beside, near, next to ber above, over, about, across unter under, beneath, among, below vor before, in front of, ago (time), with, of vor allem = above all zwischen between

+ dative objects aus out of, of, from (cities, countries) auer out of, outside, without, except bei near, with, among, at the house of, at beim = bei + dem = while doing something mit with, by, at nach after, according to, to (direction) fragt nach = asks about seit since, for von from, of, by, about vom = von + dem zu to, at, in addition to zum = zu + dem zur = zu + der gegenber vis--vis, opposite (always follow the noun) + genitive objects trotz in spite of Others halten to stop statt instead of halten fr to consider whrend during bestehen auf to insist on wegen because of bestehen to consist of umwillen for the sake of aus auerhalb outside of kommen auf to think of innerhalb inside of kommen aus to come from diesseits on this side of kommen zu to get around to jenseits on that side of um gehen it is about von Anfang from the start oberhalb above an unterhalb below wenden to turn to an