German Prepositions Songs

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Accusative Prepositions

The following prepositions always use the accusative case:

für - for
um - around, at (time)
durch - through
ohne - without
gegen - against, around (time)
bis - until 
entlang - along 

You can learn all about the accusative prepositions in this lesson. 

Sing these prepositions to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down" in this order. 

durch, für, gegen

ohne, um x 3

durch, für, gegen

ohne, um x 3  

bis und entlang

Dative Prepositions

The following prepositions always use the dative case in German: 

aus - out of, from
außer - besides, except
bei - at, near, with
mit - with
nach - after, to
seit - since, for (period of time)
von - from
zu - to, at (home)

Learn all about the dative prepositions here.

Sing these in alphabetical order to the tune of “An der schönen blauen Donau” (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)

Two-Way Prepositions

The following prepositions all use the accusative case when showing a change in location and the dative case when expressing a static location: 

an - on (vertical)
auf - on (horizontal)
hinter - behind
in - in
neben - next to, beside
über - over
unter - under
vor - in front of
zwischen - behind

Learn all about the two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen) here.

If you sing them in alphabetical order, use the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”

To sing them to the tune of “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain” use this order

vor und hinter, über, unter, neben, an 2x
zwischen, zwischen, auf und in 2x
“Wo” ist Dativ. “Wohin” ist Akkusativ.

Genitive Prepositions

The following prepositions use the genitive case: 

anstatt - instead of
trotz - despite
während - during
wegen - because of
innerhalb - inside of
außerhalb - outside of
oberhalb - above
unterhalb - under
seitens - on the side of
diesseits - this side of
jenseits - on the other side of
anlässlich - on the occasion of
kraft - by power of
laut - according to
aufgrund - by reason of
bezüglich - with regard to

Click here to learn all about the genitive case prepositions in German.

Unfortunately I don't have a song for these prepositions. If you know a song you can use for the genitive case, send me an email at [email protected].