Präpositionen sind Wörter, die Verhältnisse und Beziehungen zwischen Personen und Sachen kennzeichnen; daher werden sie auch Verhältniswörter genannt.
In der englischen Sprache kommen dabei am häufigsten die Wörter in, on und at vor.
Wann benutzt man welches dieser Wörter?
Präpositionen der Zeit
IN
- in the morning
- in the afternoon
- in (the) summer
- in 1980
- in the 1900s
- in the 17th century
- in the Easter holiday
- in the next century
- in the future
- in 10 years time
ON
- on Monday
- on Saturday
- on June 3rd
- on 1st October 2013
- on Christmas day
- on my birthday
- on Tuesday evening
- on time
- on a winter evening
- on a warm day
AT
- at 9 am
- at 8 o’clock
- at 6 pm
- at night
- at noon/midday
- at Easter
- at Christmas
- at dinner time
- at dinner
- at that moment
Präpositionen des Ortes
IN
- in England
- in Chinatown
- in a building
- in a car
- in a taxi
- in a boat
- in a helicopter
- in a traffic jam
- in Time Square
- in the article
ON
- on a bus
- ona plane
- on a horse
- on the phone
- on the internet
- on the television
- on the floor
- on the page
- on the menu
- on Oxford street
AT
- at 675 State street
- at the bus stop
- at the door
- at the top of the page
- at someone’s house
- at the entrance
- at the crossroads
- at the front
- at the back
- at the bottom