German prepositions requiring the dative
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Sign up for freePrepositions are in may ways very specific. That can make learning them sometimes pretty hard. The most important thing to remember when learning German prepositions is, that each preposition requires a certain grammar case.
Here we give you a compact overview over all those prepositions,that require the dative case.
Lesson outline
HideList of prepositions with dative
| Preposition | Translation | Example | Example translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab | From | Ab dem fünften Februar bin ich im Ausland. | From the 5th of February I will be abroad |
| Aus | From | Er kommt aus dem südlichen Teil der Stadt. | He comes from the southern part of the city |
| Außer | Outside | Es ist außer meiner Sichtweite. | It is outside of my visual range |
| Bei | To | Ich trinke gerne Wein bei dem Abendessen. | I like to drink wine to dinner |
| Bis | To / Until | Bis zum Horizont. | To the horizon |
| Dank | Thanks | Dank seinem schnellen Handeln. | Thanks to his quick action |
| Entgegen | Against | Seiner Anweisung entgegen ging er nach Hause. | Against his instructions he went home |
| Entsprechend | According to / Corresponding | Deinem Vorschlag entsprechend. | Corresponding to your proposal |
| Gemäß | In virtue of | Ich tat es gemäß dem Kodex. | I did it in virtue of the code |
| Getreu | True to | Getreu dem Vorsatz. | True to the intention |
| Mit | With / By | Er fährt mit dem Auto. | He drives with the car |
| Nach | After | Nach dem Vortrag gehe ich nach Hause. | After the presentation I will go home |
| Nahe | Close | Die Wohnung ist nahe dem Theater. | The apartment is close to the theater |
| Nebst | Next to | Die Königin lässt sich nebst dem König nieder. | The queen sits down next to the king |
| Seit | Since | Seit dem Unfall war er nicht mehr auf Arbeit. | He wasn't at work anymore since the accident |
| Von | From | Er kommt von dem Baum runter. | He comes down from the tree |
| Zu | To | Ich gehe zu dem Zoo. | i go to the zoo |
| Zufolge | According to | Einem Gerücht zufolge wurde er gefeuert. | According to a rumor he was fired |
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Exercises
- Exercise for building the German dative case
- Exercise: Find the correct German prepositions for the dative!
Exercise for building the German dative case
Exercise: Find the correct German prepositions for the dative!
Exercises
- Exercise for building the German dative case
- Exercise: Find the correct German prepositions for the dative!