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Study Resource: German prepositions that form ‘da’ compounds

By: Babsi Cabrera
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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 type
Prepositions
Da-compound
Translation
Two-case prepositions
an
daran

on what

auf
darauf

on top of what

hinter
dahinter

behind what

in
darin

in what

neben
daneben

beside what

über
darüber

above what, over what, about what

unter
darunter

under what, underneath what

vor
davor

in front of what

zwischen
dazwischen

between what

Accusative prepositions
durch
dadurch

through what, by what

für
dafür

for what

gegen
dagegen

against what

um
darum

around what

Dative prepositions
aus
daraus

out of what

bei
dabei

at what

mit
damit

with what

nach
danach

after what

von
davon

from what, of what

zu
dazu

to what

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