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Study Resource: List of accusative prepositions in German with examples

By: Ulrike Carlson
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These activities are part of our German Grammar series. The skills we are practicing here are covered in our article:

Preposition
Example

betreffend

concerning

Ihren Brief betreffend möchte ich wie folgt antworten.

Concerning your letter, I would like to respond as follows.

bis

until

Ich sage dir bis nächsten Freitag Bescheid.

I will let you know until next Friday.

durch

through,
by

Du musst dort vorn durch den Tunnel fahren.

You must drive through the tunnel ahead.

Die Küste wurde durch die Wellen stark beschädigt.

The coastline has been damaged heavily by the waves.

entlang

along

Lasst uns diesen Pfad entlang gehen.

Let's walk along this path.

für

for,
on behalf of

Ich würde alles für dich tun.

I'd do anything for you.

Da Mark nicht kommen konnte, entschied sein Bruder für ihn.

Because Mark couldn't come, his brother decided on his behalf.

gegen

against,
into

Wer möchte gegen mich spielen?

Who wants to play against me?

Autsch, ich bin gerade gegen eine Wand gelaufen!

Ouch, I just ran into a wall!

je

per

Die Stadt bekommt je neuen Bürger 500 Euro.

The city receives 500 euros per new citizen.

kontra

against

Es liegen keine Argumente kontra schnellen Ausbau des Bahnhofs vor.

No arguments against a quick expansion of the train station have been presented.

ohne

without

Ihr habt ohne mich keine Chance zu gewinnen.

You've got no chance to win without me.

per

via

Heutzutage schicken wir Nachrichten selten per persönlichen Brief.

Nowadays, we rarely send messages via a personal letter.

pro

in favor of,
per

Es gibt zahlreiche Argument pro den Ausbau des Bahnhofs.

There are numerous arguments in favor of the train station expansion.

Er erhielt 30 Cent pro gefahrenen Kilometer.

He received 30 cents per kilometer driven.

Note: Pro can take the dative too!
The preposition pro can also take the dative case when used with adjectives:
Er erhielt 30 Cent pro gefahrenem Kilometer.(He received 30 cents per kilometer driven.)

um

around

Es liegen keine Argumente kontra schnellen Ausbau des Bahnhofs vor.

No arguments against a quick expansion of the train station have been presented.

via

via

Sie flog nach Japan via die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate.

She flew to Japan via the United Arab Emirates.

wider

against

Alle nannten mich wider meinen Willen "Hansi".

Everyone called me "Hansi" against my will.

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