Vokabahn

an

A1 Preposition / Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #21

What an means

Preposition

  1. on, upon, at, in, against
  2. by, near, close to, next to
  3. on; in; at
  4. a, per, only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in
  5. on, onto
  6. at, against

Adjective

  1. on

Adverb

  1. onward; on

Forms

Preposition · Akkusativ / Dativ | Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

an in a sentence

Ein Foto klebt an der Tür.

A photo is stuck on the door.

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an is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #21 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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