Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #28
Word (Wort)

nach

Translation (Übersetzung) after, to, according to
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /naːx/
A1
Prepositions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common preposition dative
Preposition indicating direction (to cities/countries), time (after), or manner (according to). Always takes dative case. Twenty-eighth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich fahre nach Berlin.
I travel to Berlin.
direction to city
Nach dem Essen gehen wir spazieren.
After the meal, we go for a walk.
time
Er geht nach Hause.
He goes home.
direction (home)
Nach meiner Meinung ist das gut.
In my opinion, that is good.
manner (according to)

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
nach Hause
home, to home
High frequency
nach Berlin
to Berlin
High frequency
nach dem Essen
after the meal
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
nach und nach
gradually, little by little
Something happens progressively
nach wie vor
still, as before
Something remains the same
Synonyms (Synonyme)
zu High similarity
To (but 'nach' for cities/countries, 'zu' for people/places)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
vor
Before (opposite time/position)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

zu vor hinter Präposition

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