German Prepositions

bis

until, up to, as far as (accusative)

durch

through, by means of (accusative)

für

for (accusative)

ohne

without (accusative)

gegen

against, toward (accusative)

um

around, for (accusative)

entlang (postposition)

along (accusative)

ab

from (time) (dative)

aus

from (time) (dative)

außer

except for (dative)

bei

at, near, at the house of (dative)

dank

thanks to (dative)

entgegen

contrary to (dative)

gegenüber (postposition) (preposition in speech with von)

opposite (dative)

gemäß

according to (dative)

laut

according to (dative)

mit

with (dative)

nach

after, to (dative)

seit

since, for (dative)

von

from, of (dative)

zu

to, too (with adjective) (dative)

zufolge (postposition)

according to (dative)

an

on (a vertical surface) (two-way)

auf

on top of (a horizontal surface) (two-way)

hinter

behind (two-way)

in

in, into (two-way)

neben

next to (two-way)

entlang

along (two-way)

über/über

above, over, about (two-way) (accusative)

unter

under (two-way)

vor

in front of (two-way)

zwischen

between (two-way)

anstatt (statt)

instead of (genitive)

außerhalb

outside of (genitive)

beiderseits

on both sides (genitive)

diesseits

on this side (genitive)

innerhalb

inside of (genitive)

jenseits

on the other side (genitive)

oberhalb

above (genitive)

trotz

despite (genitive)

unterhalb

below (genitive)

wegen

because of (genitive)

während

during (genitive)

mich

me (accusative)

dich

you (accusative)

ihn

him (accusative)

sie/es

her/it (accusative)

uns

us (accusative and dative)

euch

you all (accusative and dative)

sie

them (accusative)

Sie

you formal (accusative)

mir

me (dative)

dir

you (dative)

ihm

him/it (dative)

ihr

her (dative)

ihnen

them (dative)

Ihnen

you formal (dative)

den/einen

the/a (masculine accusative)

dem/einem

the/a (masculine/neutral dative)

der/einer

the/a (feminine dative)

den/einen + -n

the/a (plural dative)

des/eines + -s

the/a (masculine/neutral genitive)

der/einer

the/a (feminine/plural genitive)

meinen

my (masculine accusative)

deinen

your (masculine accusative)

seinen

his/its (masculine accusative)

ihren

her/their (masculine accusative)

meinem

my (masculine/neutral dative)

deinem

your (masculine/neutral dative)

seinem

his/its (masculine/neutral dative)

ihrem

her/their (masculine/neutral dative)

unserem/eurem

our/your (masculine/neutral dative)

meiner

my (feminine dative)

deiner

your (feminine dative)

seiner

his/its (feminine dative)

ihrer

her/their (feminine dative)

unserer/eurer

our/your (feminine dative)

meinen

my (plural dative) + -n

deinen

your (plural dative) + -n

seinen

his/its (plural dative) + -n

ihren

her/their (plural dative) + -n

unseren/euren

our/your (dative plural) + -n

meines

my (masculine/neutral genitive) + -s

deines

your (masculine/neutral genitive) + -s

seines

his/its (masculine/neutral genitive) + -s

ihres

her/their (masculine/neutral genitive) + -s

unseres/eures

our/your (masculine/neutral genitive) + -s

meiner

my (feminine/plural genitive)

deiner

your (feminine/plural genitive)

seiner

his/its (feminine/plural genitive)

ihrer

her/their (feminine/plural genitive)

unserer/eurer

our/your (feminine/plural genitive)