Prepositions with dative

A2

Prepositions like mit, bei, nach, seit, von, zu always take the dative. You learn them as a fixed group — important for talking correctly about people, places and time.

  • Dative-only prepositions

Explanation

Some prepositions are always followed by the dative. The noun after them is therefore in the dative, whether you mean a location or a direction.

The most important ones are: aus, bei, mit, nach, seit, von and zu (also gegenüber).

In the dative the articles change: der becomes dem, das becomes dem, die becomes der, in the plural den: Ich fahre mit dem Bus. Sie kommt aus der Stadt.

mit, von and zu often contract with the article: zu dem becomes zum, zu der becomes zur, bei dem becomes beim, von dem becomes vomIch gehe zum Arzt. Wir kommen vom Bahnhof.

PrepositionMeaningExample
mitwithmit dem Auto
ausout of, fromaus der Schule
beiat, nearbei dem Freund
nachto, afternach dem Essen
seitsinceseit einem Jahr
vonfrom, ofvon dem Markt
zutozu der Schule

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