PREPOSITIONS AND CASES
accusative
dative
bis​ until
aus ​from, out of
durch​ through
außer​ apart from
für ​for
bei​ at, near
gegen​ against, around gegenüber​ opposite
ohne​ without
mit​ with, by (for means
um​ around, at
of transport)
nach​ after, to
seit ​since, for
von​ from
zu​ to
accusative or dative
an​ at, on
auf​ on
hinter​ behind
in​ in, into
neben​ next to
über​ over, above,
across
unter​ under, among
vor​ in front of, before
zwischen​ between
DEFINITE ARTICLES
masc. neuter fem. plural
nominative
der
das
die
die
accusative
den
das
die
die
dative
dem
dem
der
den
genitive
des
des
der
der
VERB PREFIXES
separable
ab, an, auf, aus, ein, fern,
fort, her, hin, mit, nach,
um, vor, vorbei, weg, zu,
zurück, zusammen
inseparable
be, ent,
emp, er,
ge, miss,
ver, ​zer
​
masculine*
-er
(especially
when referring
to male
people/jobs)
-ich
-ismus
-ist
-ner
*usually
genitive
trotz ​despite
während​ during
wegen​ because of
(an)statt ​instead of
NOUN GENDER SUFFIXES
​
feminine​ *
neuter*
-ade, -age, -anz, -chen -ium
-enz, -ette, -ine,
-lein
-ion, -tur
(if foreign /
-ment
borrowed from (if foreign /
another
borrowed
language) from another
language)
-e -ei -heit -ie
-ik -in -keit
-o
-schaft -tät -tum ​or ​-ur
-ung
Ge-