A quick look at what prepositions actually are in general, and if we really need them, how to recognize them and how German and English compare.
A bunch of German prepositions can go with Dative and Accusative. IN this article, we’ll see which prepositions they are and when to use which (spoiler: it depends on what WE want to say).
In part one, we’ll look at “aus” as a preposition, see what the difference is to “von” and start talking about “aus” as a prefix and how it modifies the base verbs.
In this part, we’ll finish the part about “aus” as a prefix and then take a look at the differences between “aus” and its cousins raus, außen, draußen and so on.
In this article, we’ll learn all about “vor” you’ll ever need – so we’ll talk about “vor” as a preposition, “vor” as a verb prefix and we’ll also see if there is any pattern to when “vor” is used as a fixed preposition for a verb (like “warnen vor, Angst haben vor and so on).
In part one, we’ll look at “auf” as a preposition, and also talk about the two core ideas of “auf” as a verb prefix and how it shape-shifts in practice.
In the second part, we’ll look at “auf” in fixed combination with verbs, like “warten auf” or “freuen auf”, get to know the most important ones and see if there’s any logic or unifying theme.
In part 1, we’ll talk about “zu” as a preposition, what the difference is to “nach” and “in” and in what other contexts “zu” is used. Then, we’ll talk about the two themes of the prefix “zu” and how they change and mold the meaning of their verbs.
In this part, we’ll go over the important verb combination with “zu” and we’ll also talk about when “zu” is (and isn’t) translated as “too”.
In this article we’ll find out a couple of ways to tell when to use which and look at plenty of examples.
Not really much about the preposition here, but rather a detailed look at the prefix “mit” and how it can change and modify verbs. And a bonus look at “damit” and how it got the meaning it has today.
Not gonna lie… the article is a bit dated and definitely needs an edit and a good trimming. But I hope it’s useful anyway.
