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I am currently studying intermediate level German in Munich. I completed my B2.2 German at Volkshochschule München, B2.1 from LMU and B1 from Goethe Institute. I started writing this blog (since level A2.1) in order to share what I learn during the lectures. I envisaged it to be a personal note to myself more than anything else. Nevertheless, if anything written here proves to be useful to you, please do leave a comment. I will continue to upload content as I learn new things, hence it is better to read older posts before reading new ones.
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Thursday 13 May 2010

Die Zeit - The Time (um, am, in - which to use?)

Perpositions for time

It is often confusing which preposition should be used when talking about time. Here is the summary.

PrepositionWhen to use
umUhr, stunde
eg. um acht Uhr, um elf
amTage, Teiles des Tages, Datum
eg. am Mittwoch, am Vormittags, am 11-Juni, am Wochenende
inJahr, Monat, Jahreszeit
eg. in 2000, in Frühling, in Januar

Grammar - Preposition and Case

Prepositions have objects usually in a particular case. Here's list of some common prepositions with the cases.

Akkusativ/DativAkkusativGenitiv
an (at, to)
auf (on)
hinter (behind)
in (in, into)
neben (beside)
über (over, above)
unter (under)
vor (before)
zwischen (between)
bis (until)
durch (through)
entlang (along)
für (for)
gegen (against)
ohne (without)
um (at, around)
wider (against)
(an)statt (instead of)
außerhalb (outside of, except)
in der Nähe (near)
nördlich (north of)
östlich (east of)
südlich (south of)
trotz (despite)
während (during)
wegen (because of)
Here are some examples:
  • Ich sitze in einem großen Zimmer.
    Ich trete in ein großes Zimmer hinein.
  • Wir trennen uns jetzt bis Freitag. (until)
    Wir fahren nur bis Leipzig zusammen. (to)
  • Außerhalb der Schule standen viele Kinder noch herum. (outside of)
    Innerhalb der Schule blieben nur die Lehrer zurück. (inside of)

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