Prepositions of Space (26–50)
Example: The café is across from the station.
Common prepositions:
across from, between, on the corner of, in front of, behind, at the end of, in the middle of, near, over, along, against, on top of, inside, within walking distance of, at the foot of
Use:
across from = on the opposite side
between = in the middle of two things
on the corner of = at the street corner
in front of = before something
behind = at the back of something
at the end of = at the final point
in the middle of = in the centre
near = close to
over = above / crossing
along = following the side of
against = touching and supported by
on top of = on the highest surface
inside = in the inner part of
within walking distance of = close enough to walk to
at the foot of = at the bottom of
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Diese Präpositionen zeigen genauere Ortsangaben.
across from = gegenüber
between = zwischen
on the corner of = an der Ecke von
in front of = vor
behind = hinter
at the end of = am Ende von
in the middle of = in der Mitte von
near = in der Nähe von
over = über
along = entlang
against = gegen / an ... gelehnt
on top of = oben auf
inside = im Inneren von
within walking distance of = fußläufig von
at the foot of = am Fuße von
Click the correct preposition (A or B) to complete each sentence.
26. The café is ______ the station.
across from
(on the opposite side)
[Das Café ist gegenüber vom Bahnhof.]
a) across from [gegenüber von]
b) behind [hinter]
27. The shop is ______ the bank on the left side.
next to
(at the side of the bank)
[Der Laden ist neben der Bank auf der linken Seite.]
a) across from [gegenüber von]
b) next to [neben]
28. The restaurant is ______ the hotel and the cinema.
between
(in the middle of two places)
[Das Restaurant ist zwischen dem Hotel und dem Kino.]
a) between [zwischen]
b) behind [hinter]
29. The office is ______ two busy streets.
on the corner of
(at the street corner)
[Das Büro ist an der Ecke von zwei belebten Straßen.]
a) in the middle of [in der Mitte von]
b) on the corner of [an der Ecke von]
30. The supermarket is ______ the parking lot.
in front of
(before the parking lot)
[Der Supermarkt ist vor dem Parkplatz.]
a) in front of [vor]
b) behind [hinter]
31. The library is ______ the town hall.
behind
(at the back of the town hall)
[Die Bibliothek ist hinter dem Rathaus.]
a) near [in der Nähe von]
b) behind [hinter]
32. The café is ______ the street.
at the end of
(at the final point of the street)
[Das Café ist am Ende der Straße.]
a) at the end of [am Ende von]
b) along [entlang]
33. The statue stands ______ the square.
in the middle of
(in the centre)
[Die Statue steht in der Mitte des Platzes.]
a) behind [hinter]
b) in the middle of [in der Mitte von]
34. The hotel is ______ the river.
near
(close to the river)
[Das Hotel ist in der Nähe des Flusses.]
a) near [in der Nähe von]
b) over [über]
35. The bridge goes ______ the river.
over
(crossing above the river)
[Die Brücke führt über den Fluss.]
a) along [entlang]
b) over [über]
36. The path runs ______ the lake.
along
(following the side of the lake)
[Der Weg verläuft entlang des Sees.]
a) along [entlang]
b) under [unter]
37. The dog is hiding ______ the table.
underneath
(below the table)
[Der Hund versteckt sich unter dem Tisch.]
a) above [über]
b) underneath [unter]
38. The painting hangs ______ the fireplace.
above
(higher than the fireplace)
[Das Gemälde hängt über dem Kamin.]
a) above [über]
b) behind [hinter]
39. The car is parked ______ the house on the right.
in front of
(before the house)
[Das Auto steht vor dem Haus auf der rechten Seite.]
a) behind [hinter]
b) in front of [vor]
40. The playground is ______ the school building.
next to
(beside the school building)
[Der Spielplatz ist neben dem Schulgebäude.]
a) next to [neben]
b) under [unter]
41. The bicycle is leaning ______ the wall.
against
(touching and supported by the wall)
[Das Fahrrad lehnt gegen die Wand.]
a) across from [gegenüber von]
b) against [gegen / an]
42. The cat is sitting ______ the cupboard.
on top of
(on the highest surface)
[Die Katze sitzt oben auf dem Schrank.]
a) on top of [oben auf]
b) inside [im Inneren von]
43. The documents are hidden ______ the drawer.
inside
(in the inner part of the drawer)
[Die Dokumente sind im Inneren der Schublade versteckt.]
a) on top of [oben auf]
b) inside [im Inneren von]
44. The sign is hanging ______ the entrance.
above
(higher than the entrance)
[Das Schild hängt über dem Eingang.]
a) above [über]
b) behind [hinter]
45. The children are playing ______ the house.
behind
(at the back of the house)
[Die Kinder spielen hinter dem Haus.]
a) in front of [vor]
b) behind [hinter]
46. The office is located on the second floor ______ the lobby.
above
(higher than the lobby)
[Das Büro befindet sich im zweiten Stock über der Lobby.]
a) above [über]
b) between [zwischen]
47. The restaurant is just around the corner ______ the hotel.
from
(used with the expression around the corner from)
[Das Restaurant ist gleich um die Ecke vom Hotel.]
a) of [von]
b) from [von]
48. The train station is ______ the hotel.
within walking distance of
(close enough to walk there)
[Der Bahnhof ist fußläufig vom Hotel erreichbar.]
a) within walking distance of [fußläufig von]
b) at the foot of [am Fuße von]
49. The bench is ______ a large tree.
under the shade of
(protected by the tree’s shade)
[Die Bank steht im Schatten eines großen Baumes.]
a) across from [gegenüber von]
b) under the shade of [im Schatten von]
50. The house is ______ the mountain.
at the foot of
(at the bottom of the mountain)
[Das Haus liegt am Fuße des Berges.]
a) at the foot of [am Fuße von]
b) on top of [oben auf]