Locative prepositions in German
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Sign up for freeLocale prepositions are prepositions of place, that means they refer to a place or a direction.
With them you can give answers to questions like "Wo? (where?) / Wohin? (where to?) / Woher? (from where?)"
Lesson outline
HideList of German locative Prepositions
| Locale Prepositions | Translation | Example | Example Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| An | At | An der Bushaltestelle. | At the bus station |
| Auf | On | Auf dem Parkplatz. | On the parking lot |
| Aus | Out | Wir kommen aus dem Haus. | We come out of the house |
| Bei | By | Wir stehen bei dem roten Haus. | We're standing by the red house |
| Bis | To | Wir gehen bis zur Markierung. | We go to the marking |
| Durch | Through | Markus geht durch den Tunnel. | Markus goes through the tunnel |
| Entlang | Along | Sie geht entlang der Linie. | She goes along the line |
| Gegen | Against | Er geht gegen den Strom. | He goes against the stream |
| Gegenüber | In front (of) | Mein Auto steht direkt gegenüber. | My car is standing right in front |
| Hinter | Behind | Er steht direkt hinter dir. | He's standing directly behind you |
| In | In | Ist es in diesem Gebäude? | Is it in this building? |
| Nach | To | Ich gehe nach Hause. | I go home (no preposition in English) |
| Neben | Next To | Es ist direkt neben der Bäckerei. | It is directly next to the bakery |
| Von | From | Er kommt von dieser Richtung. | He's coming from that direction |
| Vor | In front of | Sie steht direkt vor mir. | She's standing directly in front of me |
| Zu | To | Lasst uns zu Lisa gehen. | Let's go to Lisa |
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Locale Prepositions and their Functions
Here you have a quick overview of which prepositions to use for which function
| Wo? / Where? | Wohin? / Where to? | Woher? / From where? |
|---|---|---|
| Bei / By | Nach / To | Aus / From |
| Gegenüber / In front of | In / In | Von / From |
| An / At | Zu / To | / |
| Auf / On | Bis / To (Until) | / |
| Neben / Next to | Durch / Through | / |
| Vor / In front of (Before | Entlang / Along | / |
| / | Gegen / Against | / |