Language
German
Level
A1
Unit
Zeit und Ort
Practice types
0

What this grammar point covers

Temporal prepositions in German are words that show when something happens. They answer questions like 'when?' or 'how long?'.

When to use it

Use temporal prepositions to talk about days, dates, times, months, seasons, start and end points, and durations in German.

Key forms

Examples

Ich gehe am Montag ins Kino.

English: I go to the cinema on Monday.

Wir treffen uns um 18 Uhr.

English: We meet at 6 p.m.

Er arbeitet seit 2015 in Berlin.

English: He has worked in Berlin since 2015.

Ab morgen habe ich Urlaub.

English: From tomorrow I have vacation.

Die Schule ist von Montag bis Freitag.

English: School is from Monday to Friday.

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