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Prepositions - A1-A2

Learn essential German prepositions and the cases they require. Prepositions express relationships of time, place, direction, and manner.

German prepositions require specific cases: some take accusative, some take dative, and some (two-way prepositions) take either depending on context.

Master these prepositions to express location, direction, time, and other relationships accurately in German.

#	German	English	German Example	English Translation
1	in	in/into	in der Stadt	in the city
2	auf	on/onto	auf dem Tisch	on the table
3	unter	under	unter dem Tisch	under the table
4	über	over/above	über dem Tisch	over the table
5	vor	in front of/before	vor dem Haus	in front of the house
6	hinter	behind	hinter dem Haus	behind the house
7	neben	next to	neben dem Haus	next to the house
8	zwischen	between	zwischen den Häusern	between the houses
9	mit	with	mit dem Auto	with the car
10	ohne	without	ohne Geld	without money

Test your vocabulary with multiple-choice questions. Switch between English → German and German → English modes.

Active recall exercise. Type the German word for the English translation. Handles umlauts and case variations.

Complete sentences by choosing the correct word from multiple choice options. Practice vocabulary in context.

This page covers 10 essential German words for Prepositions at A1-A2 level, including common terms and phrases you'll need in real-world situations.

Practice by reading the example sentences, using the words in context, and completing the related exercises. Regular review is key to retention.

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