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.

an - German Prepositions - an Meaning - an Translation - an Prepositions Examples

an is a German Prepositions

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an Examples (Beispiele) in English

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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)
Sie steht an der Tür.
She stands at the door.
location (dative)
Ich denke an dich.
I think about you.
with verb 'denken'
Er glaubt an Gott.
He believes in God.
with verb 'glauben'
Am Morgen gehe ich joggen.
In the morning, I go jogging.
time expression

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an Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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Contraction (Kontraktion)
am
Meaning: at the, on the
Case: dative
Example: Ich bin am Montag da.
FullForm: an dem
Preposition
Related Preposition (Verwandte Präposition)
auf
Meaning: on
Case: dative/accusative
Usage: for horizontal surfaces (vs. an for vertical)
Example: Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.
Preposition
bei
Meaning: at, near
Case: dative
Usage: for proximity (vs. an for surfaces)
Example: Ich bin bei dir.
Preposition
neben
Meaning: next to, beside
Case: dative/accusative
Usage: spatial proximity (different meaning)
Example: Das Haus steht neben dem Park.
Preposition
Derived Adverb (Abgeleitetes Adverb)
daran
Meaning: on it, on that, about it
Usage: pronoun adverb replacing 'an + noun'
Example: Ich denke daran.
Adverb
woran
Meaning: on what, on which, about what
Usage: interrogative/relative adverb asking about position or topic
Example: Woran denkst du?
Adverb
hieran
Meaning: on this, about this
Usage: adverb indicating position or topic for this
Example: Hieran denke ich.
Adverb
Derived Inseparable Prefix (Abgeleitetes Präfix)
an-
Meaning: on, to
Example: anbieten (to offer), annehmen (to accept), ansehen (to look at)
Prefix
Opposite Preposition (Gegenteilige Präposition)
ab
Meaning: from, off
Case: dative/accusative
Usage: opposite direction
Example: Ab Montag
Preposition

an Usage - an Collocations - an Idioms - an Synonyms - an Antonyms

an Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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an Collocations (Kollokationen)

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an der Wand
on the wall
High frequency
an die Tür
to the door
High frequency
am Montag
on Monday
High frequency
am Dienstag
on Tuesday
High frequency
am Mittwoch
on Wednesday
High frequency
am Donnerstag
on Thursday
High frequency
am Freitag
on Friday
High frequency
am Samstag
on Saturday
High frequency
am Sonntag
on Sunday
High frequency
am Morgen
in the morning
High frequency
am Abend
in the evening
High frequency
am Tag
during the day
High frequency
am Wochenende
on the weekend
High frequency
an der Tafel
on the board
High frequency
an der Tür
at the door
High frequency
an der Ecke
at the corner
High frequency
an der Grenze
at the border
High frequency
an der Küste
on the coast
High frequency
an etwas denken
to think about something
High frequency
an etwas glauben
to believe in something
High frequency

an Idioms (Redewendungen)

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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
an die Wand fahren
to crash into the wall
To fail completely, to come to nothing
an die Decke gehen
to go to the ceiling
To get very angry, to lose one's temper
an die Grenze gehen
to go to the limit
To push something to its limits
an die Hand geben
to give by hand, to provide
To provide or give something directly
an die Nieren gehen
to go to the kidneys
To be very expensive, to cost a lot
an die Spitze kommen
to come to the top
To reach the top, to become the leader
an die Tür klopfen
to knock on the door
To knock at the door
an die Wand malen
to paint on the wall
To predict something bad, to warn
an die Wand stellen
to put against the wall
To execute by firing squad, to corner someone
an und für sich
in and of itself, basically
Expressing the fundamental nature of something

an Synonyms (Synonyme)

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auf
Meaning: on
High similarity
bei
Meaning: at, near
Medium similarity
neben
Meaning: next to, beside
Medium similarity
zu
Meaning: to, at
Low similarity
in
Meaning: in, into
Low similarity
um
Meaning: around, at
Low similarity

an Antonyms (Antonyme)

an antonyms - opposite words. Learn words with opposite meanings to an. Discover an opposite words and expand your German vocabulary.

ab
Meaning: from, off
von
Meaning: from
weg von
Meaning: away from
unter
Meaning: under, below
hinter
Meaning: behind

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an Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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