Prepositions

Always comes before Noun or Pronoun as a combination of word

Preposition has 2 roles

1. Show position of the Subject
2. Decide the CASE of object(Prepositional Object) associated with it

1. 🎯 Accusative Prepositions(7)

Accusative = Where something is going (movement / direction).

Mnemonic: F U D B O G E

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	F	🎁	für	for
2	U	🔄	um	around(surronding something), at (time)
3	D	🚪	durch	through, by
4	B	⏳	bis	till, up to, by (time)
5	O	🚫	ohne	without
6	G	✋	gegen	against, around(time)
7	E	🛤️	entlang	along (accusative follows the noun)

✅ Examples:

1. Das Geschenk ist für dich. --> The gift is for you.
2. Wir gehen durch den Park. --> We walk through the park.
3. Er läuft die Straße entlang. --> He walks along the street.
4. Ich gehe durch den Park --> I go through the Park
5. Das Geshenk ist für das Kind --> The Gift is for the kid
6. Der untericht beginnt um 8 Uhr --> The class beginns at 8 O clock
7. Wir sittzen um den Tish --> We sit around the Table
8. Er geht ohne die Schwester --> He goes without the sister

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2. 🎁 Dative Prepositions (9)

Dative = Where something is (position / no movement).

Mnemonic: VZ S N A M B A G

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	V	➡️	von	from, off of, of
2	Z	⬅️	zu	to, at, for
3	S	📅	seit	since, for (time)
4	N	🗺️	nach	to, after, according to, past (time)
5	A	🏠	aus	from, out of, made of
6	M	🚌	mit	with, by
7	B	🏢	bei	at, near, with, at (workplace)
8	A	🏁	ab	from, onwards
9	G	🏘️	gegenüber	opposite to, across from

✅ Examples:

1. Ich komme aus Deutschland. --> I come from Germany.
2. Ich bin bei meiner Freundin. --> I’m at my friend’s place.
3. Ich fahre mit dem Bus. --> I go by bus.

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**3. 🟨 Two-Way (Wechsel) Prepositions(9)

👉 Can take Dative = (location – wo?/ Whom/ for Whom/ to whom) or Accusative (movement – wohin?/ What)

🧠 MASD

🏃 Movement --> Akkusative 🪑 Stationary --> Dative

Mnemonic: A A H U Ü V I N Z

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	A	🪟	an	at, on (vertical surface, border)
2	A	🛋️	auf	on, onto (horizontal surface)
3	H	⬅️	hinter	behind
4	U	⬇️	unter	under, among
5	Ü	⬆️	über	over, above, across
6	V	⬆️	vor	vor - in front of, before, to (time)
7	N	➡️	neben	next to, beside
8	Z	↔️	zwischen	between
9	I	🏠	in	in, into

✅ Examples:

• Dative (wo?) → Ich bin in der Schule. → I’m in the school.
• Accusative (wohin?) → Ich gehe in die Schule. → I’m going to the school.

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4. 🧩 Genative Prepositions(4)

#	🆔	Emoji	Preposition	Meaning
1	S	🔄	statt	instead of
2	T	🌧️	trotz	in spite of
3	Wg	⚠️	wegen	because of
4	Wr	⏳	während	during