Study Resource: German prepositions that form wo-compounds
The following prepositions can be used to form wo-compounds in German.
Prepositions not in this list do not form a wo-compound. You use the preposition + was, instead. For example:
Ohne was kannst du nicht leben?
Without what can't you live?
Two-case prepositions
PrepositionWo-compoundan
on
woran
on what
auf
on top of
worauf
on top of what
hinter
behind
wohinter
behind what
in
in
worin
in what
neben
beside
woneben
beside what
über
above, over, about
worüber
above what,
over what,
about whatunter
under, underneath
worunter
under what,
underneath whatvor
in front of
wovor
in front of what
zwischen
between
wozwischen
between what
Accusative prepositions
PrepositionWo-compounddurch
through, by
wodurch
through what,
by whatfür
for
wofür
for what
gegen
against
wogegen
against what
um
around
worum
around what
Dative prepositions
PrepositionWo-compoundaus
out of
woraus
out of what
bei
at
wobei
at what
mit
with
womit
with what
nach
after
wonach
after what
von
from, of
wovon
from what,
of whatzu
to
wozu
to what
