Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #30
Word (Wort)

an

Translation (Übersetzung) at, on, to
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /an/
A1
Prepositions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common preposition two-way
Two-way preposition indicating position (dative) or direction (accusative). Also used for time expressions. Thirtieth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Das Bild hängt an der Wand.
The picture hangs on the wall.
location (dative)
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand.
I hang the picture on the wall.
direction (accusative)
Wir treffen uns am Montag.
We meet on Monday.
time expression
Er klopft an die Tür.
He knocks on the door.
direction (accusative)

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
an der Wand
on the wall
High frequency
an die Tür
to the door
High frequency
am Montag
on Monday
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
an und für sich
in and of itself, basically
Expressing the fundamental nature of something
daran denken
to think about it
Remembering or considering something
Synonyms (Synonyme)
auf High similarity
On (but 'an' for vertical surfaces, 'auf' for horizontal)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
ab
From, off (opposite direction)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

auf bei neben Präposition

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