A1Phase A1.3
Prepositions (in/auf/mit...)
Präpositionen
Basic prepositions governing accusative (für, durch, gegen, ohne, um) or dative (mit, von, zu, nach, bei).
Key Vocabulary
inaufmitvonzunach
Patterns
- Wechselpräpositionen: accusative for movement, dative for location
- Common collocations fix preposition + case
- Genitive prepositions by B2 (trotz, während)
Common Pitfalls
- Wrong case with two-way prepositions
- Literal translation of collocations
Examples
Er wartet auf den Bus.
He is waiting for the bus.
Nach dem Essen gehen wir spazieren.
After eating we go for a walk.
Practice
Make three verb+prep pairs with the correct case and use them in sentences.
Prerequisites
You should be comfortable with these concepts first: