Prepositions of place and direction / Präpositionen des Ortes und der Richtung

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Prepositions of place and direction (Präpositionen des Ortes und der Richtung) geben eine räumliche Beziehung an.
Zu ihnen gehören: above · across · all over · around · at · behind · below · between · close to · for · from · in · in front of · inside · into · near · next to · on · opposite · out of · over · past · round · through · to · to the left/right of · towards · under

Beispiele

• His flat is above a news agency.
• The horse jumped across the hedge.
• We live across the street from the Wilkinsons.
• He sends e-mails to his friends all over the world.
• Deborah turned around quickly.
• My brother hid behind the curtain.
• The car was parked right below her window.
• Platform 13a is located between platforms 13 and 14.
• Tom sat on a chair close to the fire. (nahe am)
• What do you keep inside this old chest?
• Vincent stepped into the cool church.
• We live near the station.
• The cinema is next to the pub “Lamb and Flag.”
• There’s a new Starbucks opposite the old fire station.
• Dark clouds hung over the city.
• He walked round the lake.

Ortsbestimmungen mit der Präposition 'at'

• There was a knock at the door.
• You sign a letter at the bottom of the page.
• This train doesn’t stop at Exeter, does it? 

Ortsbestimmungen mit der Präposition 'in'

• We arrived in Paris in the middle of the night.
• I want to visit every country in the world.
• First, the children played badminton in the streets, then they went swimming in the lake.

Ortsbestimmungen mit der Präposition 'on'

• Don’t forget to put a lid on the pot.
• There’ s a new clothes shop on the main road.
• On the right you can see the old town hall.

Ortsbestimmungen mit der Präposition 'to'

• Why do I always have to go to bed so early?
• Have you ever been to Scotland?
• I hope you'll come to my party.

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