German prepositions
86 german prepositions, most common first, with CEFR level and audio.
in
[with dative] in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
zu
to, towards; at (zu Hause)
von
from
mit
with (in the company of, alongside)
auf
on, onto
für
for (intended for)
an
on, at, by (+ Dativ)
bei
by, near
aus
out of; from (from the inside of something)
nach
to, towards (with geographical names, directions etc.; see usage notes below)
am
at the; on the (= an dem)
um
at (clock time: um 8 Uhr)
über
[with accusative] about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
vor
in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
durch
through
bis
until
unter
under
gegen
against
ab
off, detached (not attached to anything anymore, having come off)
ohne
without
seit
since
zwischen
between
während
while (at the same time as)
wegen
for, because of
neben
next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
statt
instead of; in place of
hinter
behind, after
pro
per, each
gegenüber
on the opposite side
die Richtung
direction
laut
loud, noisy
aufgrund
due to; because of; on account of
innerhalb
within, inside (spatial)
außer
except; referring to a following clause or adverb
trotz
in spite of, despite
per
by, by means of, through, via
nahe
near
entsprechend
corresponding
außerhalb
outside (of), beyond
ausschließlich
exclusive
entgegen
contrary to; against
entlang
along
gemäß
corresponding to; matching to
namens
by the name of, named
mittels
by means of
angesichts
at the sight of
anstatt
instead of (+ zu-infinitive or clause)
via
via, by way of
anhand
by means of, with (the help of)
bezüglich
regarding, with respect to
inklusive
including
einschließlich
including, inclusive of
zufolge
according to
gelegentlich
occasional
hinsichtlich
regarding, concerning, with regard to
anlässlich
on the occasion of
seitens
by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the stance of, a specific subgroup or party)
jenseits
beyond; on the other side of
samt
together with; along with
fern
remote
zugunsten
in support of, in favor of
infolge
because of, due to, owing to
unterhalb
below; underneath
abseits
apart, aside
wider
against
binnen
within (a time span)
oberhalb
above
anstelle
instead of, in place of
mangels
for lack of, due to lack of
inmitten
in the middle of; amid; surrounded by
nebst
besides; with; in addition to; accompanied by
zwecks
for the purpose of
ungeachtet
regardless of, notwithstanding; irrespective of
unweit
not far
contra
against, versus
längs
lengthwise; lengthways
getreu
faithful; true; accurate
fernab
far away
beiderseits
on both sides of
zuzüglich
plus
diesseits
this side of
vonseiten
by, on behalf of, at the hands of, on the part of (originating from, or concerning the stance of, a specific subgroup or party)
mitsamt
together with
unbeschadet
unscathed, uninjured, inviolate
abzüglich
less, minus
nächst
(elevated) next to, close to