List and translate the five prepositions that always take the accusative

bis*until, to, by

durchthrough, by

entlangalong, down

Note: The accusative preposition entlang usually goes after its object.

fürfor

gegenagainst, for

ohnewithout

umaround, for, at (time)

*Note: The German preposition bis is technically an accusative preposition, but it is almost always used with a second preposition (bis zu, bis auf) in a different case, or without an article (bis April, bis Montag, bis Bonn).

Two-Way Prepositions

Accusative/Dative

The meaning of a two-way preposition often changes based on whether it is used with the accusative or dative case. See below for the grammar rules.

DeutschEnglisch

anat, on, to

aufat, to, on, upon

hinterbehind

nebenbeside, near, next to

überabout, above, across, over

unterunder, among

vorin front of, before,

ago (time)

zwischenbetween