german prepositions

durch

through (+Akk)

für

for (+Akk)

gegen

against, towards (+Akk)

ohne

without (+Akk)

um

around, at (time) (+Akk)

bis

until, by, as far as (+Akk)

entlang

along (+Akk)

aus

out of, from (+Dat)

bei

at, near, by, with (+Dat)

mit

with (+Dat)

nach

after, to (cities and countries), past (+Dat)

seit

since, for (time) (+Dat)

von

from, of, by (+Dat)

zu

to, at (+Dat)

gegenüber

opposite, towards (+Dat)

ab

from (time), as of (+Dat)

außer

except, apart from (+Dat)

an

on (vertical), at, next to (+Akk/Dat)

auf

on, on top of (+Akk/Dat)

hinter

behind (+Akk/Dat)

in

in, into (+Akk/Dat)

neben

next to, beside (+Akk/Dat)

über

above, over, about (+Akk/Dat)

unter

under, below, among (+Akk/Dat)

vor

in front of, before, ago (+Akk/Dat)

zwischen

between (+Akk/Dat)trotz

während

during (+Gen)

wegen

because of, due to (+Gen)

innerhalb

inside of, within (+Gen)

außerhalb

outside of, beyond (+Gen)

anstatt

instead of (+Gen)

statt

instead of (+Gen)

laut

according to (+Gen/Dat)

infolge

as a result of, owing to (+Gen)

mithilfe

with the help of, by means of (+Gen)

um … zu

in order to (verb goes to the end as zu + infinitive)

ohne … zu

without doing (verb goes to the end as zu + infinitive)

(an)statt … zu

instead of doing (verb goes to the end as zu + infinitive)