Polyglot Dictionary

an

/an/

preposition, adverb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

prep Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. at, on (a vertical surface or edge)

    The third member of the in / auf / an trio: an is for a vertical surface or a point of contact — "an der Wand" (on the wall), "am See" (at/by the lake).

    • Das Bild hängt an der Wand.

      The picture is hanging on the wall.

  2. on, switched on

    as an adverb

    • Das Licht ist an.

      The light is on.

Practice

1 What does an mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Bild hängt ___ der Wand.

Opposites

  • aus

See also

prepositionadverbcore-vocabularygrammartwo-meanings

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