PREPOSITION WITH GENETIVE CASE
Genetive Case:
Examples in German: Außerhalb der Schule standen viele Kinder noch herum. (outside of) Innerhalb der Schule blieben nur die Lehrer zurück. (inside of) Während des Sommers wird es oft sehr warm. (during) Wegen der Hitze kauften wir eine Klimaanlage. (because of) The German preposition "ab" means "from” or “for” and tends to be used without a following article or determiner. Examples in German: That is from seven o'clock onwards in the restaurant. Das ist ab sieben Uhr im Restaurant. A reservation is possible for stays of longer than four nights. Eine Reservierung ist ab 4 Nächte(n) möglich. The German preposition "pro" should be used to translate English "per". The German preposition "per" on the other hand is used mainly in commercial German to translate "by" Examples in German: The apples cost 50 cents each Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent pro Stück. How you can find us by rail: Wie Sie uns per Bahn finden: by wilmer miguel aquino per wilmer miguel aquino The German preposition "bis" means "until” is used only with own names, it is followed by another preposition which determines the case. Examples in German: From when until when are you staying here? Von wann bis wann bleiben Sie hier? from eight o'clock until nine o'clock. von acht Uhr bis neun Uhr. Read More: Prepositions Form Contractions |
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