German prepositions and articles
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Sign up for freeIt is common in German to combine certain prepositions with articles, as this makes the sentence more fluid and easy to read. Example: "Ich warte an dem Ausgang" becomes "Ich warte am Ausgang" (I wait at the exit)
In this list you can see which prepositions can be combined with which article
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HideList of German prepositions with articles
| Preposition | + dem | + das | + der | + den |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An (at) | Am | Ans | / | / |
| Auf (of) | / | Aufs | / | / |
| Bei (at / by) | Beim | / | / | / |
| Durch (through) | / | Durchs | / | / |
| Für (for) | / | Fürs | / | / |
| Hinter (behind) | Hinterm | Hinters | / | Hintern |
| In (in) | Im | Ins | / | / |
| Über (over / above) | Überm | Übers | / | Übern |
| Um (around) | / | Ums | / | / |
| Unter (under / below) | Unterm | Unters | / | Untern |
| Von (from) | Vom | / | / | / |
| Vor (in front of / before) | Vorm | Vors | / | Vorn |
| Zu (to) | Zum | / | Zur | / |
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