While some prepositions completely change the meaning of a verb, other verbs pair with prepositions that keep the meaning almost the same: Denkst du an mich? You can see that by depending on whether we use the preposition über (about) or auf (to / on) or no preposition at all, the whole meaning of the verb can change. Let’s use the verb sich freuen (to please) as an example: Ich freue mich This can completely change the meaning of the sentence. Like in English, some verbs can pair with more than one preposition. This is one of those things you’ll get better at with practice and exposure to the language. In German you would say ‘I’m interested for Art’, ‘I go with the bus’ and ‘I’ll wait on you’. In these examples für = for, mit = with and auf = on. Often the German prepositions aren’t the same as their English counterparts. Ich interessiert mich für KunstĪs you can see, you often can’t simply translate the English prepositions into German. German verbs also sometimes pair up with prepositions and become ‘prepositional German verbs’. In this example, when the verb ‘to look’ is paired with different prepositions, the meaning of the sentences completely changes. Let’s take a look at an example in English: Sometimes prepositions pair up with verbs, and when they do this they can completely change the meaning of the sentence. You do this in English without even thinking about it: However they also become ‘attached’ to verbs. They often appear in front of nouns or pronouns. Prepositions are those little words such as ‘to’, ‘in’, ‘with’, ‘at’, ‘about’ and ‘on’ which help us to make sense of how things are related in a sentence. They are used to describe actions, physical states, thoughts and experiences. A verb is often known as a ‘describing word’. The most common German verbs with prepositions.Which German verbs with prepositions take the accusative case, and which take the dative case.How the German cases get involved with prepositional verbs.If you’re wondering what on earth they are, read on… If you really want to use your German, you’ll need to get to grips with German verbs with prepositions. Do you dream of visiting Germany? Or maybe you are looking forward to your next trip there.
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