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an.

on, upon, at, in, against

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Meaning & usage

prep/an/[ʔan]

  1. on, upon, at, in, against

    Das Bild hängt an der Wand.

  2. by, near, close to, next to

  3. on; in; at

    temporal
    Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag.
    Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen.

  4. a, per, only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in

    temporal
    zweimal am Tag
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

adj/an/[ʔan]

  1. on

    indeclinable · predicative
    Ist der Schalter an oder aus? [= Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet?]
    Dein Mikro ist nicht an.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

adv/an/[ʔan]

  1. onward; on

    von heute an
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

prep/an/[ʔan]

  1. on, onto

    Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand.

  2. at, against

    Schauen Sie an die Tafel.

  3. to, for

    Ein Brief an Anna.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

prep/an/[ʔan]

  1. of, on, in, for, about

    an einem Roman schreiben
    Mangel an Lebensmitteln
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

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