German Prepositions Alphabetical index

ab (from, starting from, as of, off, detached, gone, down, away, complete)

abgesehen (apart from, except for, aside from, regardless of, irrespective of, apart from the fact that)

abseits (aside, apart, off to the side, away from, off, outside of, offside)

abzüglich (less, minus, deducting, exclusive of)

als (than, as, when)

am (at, on, in, by)

an (on, at, by, next to, running, active)

anbetracht (in view of, considering, in light of, given)

angesicht (face, countenance, visage, given, in view of, considering)

angesichts (in view of, considering, given, in light of, taking into account, given the circumstances)

anhand (based on, by means of, with the help of, on the basis of, using as an example, by way of example, with reference to, illustrated by)

anlässlich (on the occasion of, for, at, commemorating)

anstatt (instead of, rather than)

anstelle (instead of, in place of, in lieu of, instead, in its place, as a substitute)

ante (in front of, before)

apropos (by the way, incidentally, speaking of, regarding, concerning)

auf (on, upon, to, onto, up to, open, in, by)

aufgrund (due to, because of, on account of, owing to, based on, on the basis of, according to)

aus (from, out of, over, finished, off, out, away (as a prefix))

auße (except, apart from, besides)

außen (outside, outdoors, outer, external, outside of, on the exterior of)

außer (except, apart from, unless, except that, outside)

außerhalb (outside of, beyond, outside, outdoors, externally, out)

bei (at, by, near, next to, beside, during, when, in the event of, with, for, in case of, if, due to, because of, given)

beiderseits (on both sides, on either side, bilaterally)

betreff (subject, topic, regarding, concerning, pertaining to, with regard to)

betreffend (regarding, concerning, relating to, with regard to, relevant, concerned, respective, pertinent)

bezüglich (regarding, concerning, with respect to, as for, about, relevant, pertaining to, respective)

binnen (within, inside of, quickly, rapidly, in a short time)

bis (until, till, to, up to)

dagegen (against it, against that, in opposition to it, on the other hand, in contrast, however, compared to that, in contrast to that, next to that)

dank (thanks to, due to, owing to, thanks, gratitude, appreciation)

durch (through, across, finished, done, completely, due to, because of, by, during, throughout)

einschließlich (including, inclusive of, comprising, inclusively, comprehensively, also covering)

entgegen (against, opposite to, towards, contrary to, in opposition to)

entlang (along, alongside, down)

entsprechend (appropriate, suitable, corresponding, adequate, accordingly, consequently, correspondingly, according to, in accordance with, in conformity with)

für (for, during, in order to, in my opinion, according to)

gegen (against, towards, into, around, about, approximately, for, in exchange for, compared to, versus)

gegenüber (opposite, across from, facing, in front of, across, on the other side, opposing, confronted)

gemäß (according to, in accordance with, pursuant to, as per, appropriate, suitable, fitting, proper)

gen (gene, towards, to, in the direction of, genetically, gene-modified)

halber (for the sake of, for, partially, halfway)

herab (down, downwards, off, from)

hierauf (thereupon, on this, subsequently, after this, on top of this)

hierfür (for this, for this purpose, for this reason, in relation to this, with respect to this, concerning this, regarding this)

hierin (in this, herein, in this matter, in this context, in this document, within this text)

hierüber (about this, concerning this, over this, across this, above this)

hinaus (out, outside, outwards, beyond, past, over)

hinblick (with regard to, in relation to, concerning, regarding, in view of, consideration, perspective, view, aspect)

hinsicht (regard, respect, aspect (in phrases like 'in this regard'), aspect, point of view, perspective)

hinsichtlich (regarding, concerning, with respect to, as for, in this regard, in this respect, in this sense)

hinter (behind, after, at the back, rear, back, posterior)

hinweg (throughout, along, over, away, off, past, across, despite, regardless of)

in (in, inside, within, into, by)

in puncto (regarding, concerning, with regard to, in terms of)

ineinander (into one another, intertwined, merged, one inside the other, nested)

infolge (due to, as a result of, in consequence of, because of)

infrage (in question, at issue, in doubt, at stake, under consideration)

inklusive (including, inclusive of, with, inclusive, all-inclusive)

inmitten (amidst, in the middle of, surrounded by, in the midst of, during)

innerhalb (within, inside, in (a timeframe))

innert (within)

inside (inside, indoors, within, in)

jenseits (beyond, on the other side, in the afterlife, the hereafter, on the other side of)

kraft (strength, force, power, energy, by virtue of, by dint of, by force of, pursuant to, influence, sway)

lang (long, for a long time, along)

laut (loud, noisy, loudly, aloud, according to, as per)

längs (along, alongside, lengthwise, longitudinally)

mangels (for lack of, due to lack of, in the absence of)

minus (minus, less, negative, down)

mit (with, along with, accompanied by, by, using, including, having, at, over)

mithilfe (with the help of, by means of, with the aid of)

mitsamt (together with, along with, including)

mittels (by means of, through, using, with the help of, moderately, intermediately, fairly)

mitten (in the middle, in the center, amidst, in the midst of, right in, among)

nach (to, towards, after, later, behind, according to, in accordance with, by, for, in search of)

nah (near, close, close by, close to, intimate, imminent, approaching)

nahe (near, close, close to, nearby)

namens (on behalf of, in the name of, by order of, representing, named, called, by the name of)

neben (next to, beside, near, by, besides, in addition to, alongside)

nebst (together with, along with, including, besides)

nächst (next, following, then, afterwards, after, next to)

oben (above, up, upstairs, on top, upper, top, over, on top of)

ober (upper, top, superior, head waiter, senior waiter, above, over)

oberhalb (above, over, higher than)

ohne (without)

per (by, via, through, per, each)

plus (plus, and, added to, advantage, benefit, positive aspect, in addition to)

pro (per, for each, each, pro, in favor of, for)

punkto (regarding, concerning, as for, in terms of)

quer (transverse, crosswise, across, diagonally, transversely, perpendicularly, through, over)

rings (around, in a circle, all around, surrounding, encircling)

rundum (completely, entirely, all-around, overall, around, all around, surrounding)

samt (together with, including, along with, velvety, soft, smooth, velvet)

seit (since, for)

seitens (on the part of, from the side of, by, from)

statt (instead of, in place of, rather than)

trotz (despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, despite the fact that, although, even though)

um (around, about, at, to, in order to, by, by about, um, uh, erm)

unbeschadet (without prejudice to, notwithstanding, unharmed, undamaged, irrespective of)

ungeachtet (despite, regardless of, notwithstanding, regardlessly, indifferently, without regard)

unten (down, below, at the bottom, underneath, at the bottom of)

unter (under, below, beneath, among, amongst, between, during, in the course of, less than, down, underneath)

unterhalb (below, underneath, beneath, lower than)

unweit (not far from, near, close to)

über (over, above, on top of, via, through, by, by means of, about, concerning, on, beyond, leftover, remaining, surplus)

übereinander (on top of each other, stacked, layered, one above the other, vertically aligned)

via (via, by way of, through)

von (from, of, by, between, about)

vor (in front of, before, ahead of, prior to, ago, forward, ahead, in the presence of, due to, because of, from)

voraus (in advance, beforehand, ahead of time, upfront, ahead, in front, leading)

wegen (because of, due to, on account of, for the sake of)

wider (against, contrary to, in opposition to, again, back, anew)

willen (will, desire, intention, resolve, for the sake of, for the purpose of, on account of)

während (while, as, during, throughout, whereas)

zu (to, towards, at, too, excessively, very, to (infinitive marker), closed, shut)

zueinander (to each other, with each other, towards each other, to one another)

zufolge (according to, in accordance with, as per, consequently, therefore, as a result, as a consequence)

zugunsten (in favor of, for the benefit of, to the advantage of, for the sake of, to the benefit of)

zugute (to the benefit of, for the good of, to one's advantage, to one's credit, to be taken into account, to be considered)

zulasten (to the detriment of, at the expense of)

zuliebe (for the sake of, for someone's sake, to please, for the benefit of)

zuvor (before, previously, beforehand, prior)

zuzüglich (plus, in addition to, added to)

zwecks (for the purpose of, for, with a view to, in order to)

zwischen (between, among, amidst, in between, in the middle, intermediately)