Prepositions (Präposition) are one of the important components for constructing sentences; among them, prepositions of time are a frequently used type. Today's article will focus on three prepositions — IN, AN, and UM — in their function as prepositions of time.
Prepositions (Präposition) are one of the important components in forming sentences; among them, temporal prepositions are a commonly used type. Today's article will focus on three prepositions — IN, AN, and UM — in their function as temporal prepositions.
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IN | AN | UM |
- Used with nighttime: in der Nacht | - Used with parts of the day: am Morgen, am Abend, am Mittag (except in der Nacht) | - Used with exact clock times: um 15 Uhr, um 6 Uhr 30,.... |
- Used with weeks: in dieser Woche, in letzter Woche, in nächster Woche | - Used with days of the week: am Montag, am Dienstag, am Mittwoch,.... Especially the weekend: am Wochenende | - Used with approximate years: um 1890 (around the year 1890) |
- Used with months: im Mai, im August,..... | - Used with certain holidays: an Weihnachten, an Ostern, am Reformationstag, am Ostermontag,..... | |
- Used with seasons: im Frühling, im Winter, im Herbst, im Sommer | - Used with full date expressions: am 24. Mai, am 2. September 1945,..... | |
- Used with years: in diesem Jahr, im Jahr 1968, … !!! Note: there are only 2 ways to write with the unit of year: im Jahr 1968 and 1968. | ||
- Used with centuries, eras: im 18. Jahrhundert, im Mittelalter,... | ||
- Used with a definite point in time in the future: in 3 Minuten, in 3 Tagen, in 3 Monaten,.... |
!!! Note 1:
- morgens: jeden Morgen
- abends: jeden Abend
- donnerstags: jeden Donnerstag
- montags: jeden Montag
…….
!!! Note 2:
- A time span or point in time can be described without a preposition, such as: nächste Woche, letztes Jahr, dieses Jahr,... in which case the phrase is declined in the Akkusativ.
Knowledge test
Temporal Prepositions IN, AN UND UM
- 1.
Wir vereinbaren ......11. November ...... 10 Uhr einen Besprechungstermin.
- 2.
Ich bin ..... 5. September geboren.
- 3.
Ich gehe ..... 20 Uhr nach Hause.
- 4.
..... Jahr 1940 wurde das Schloss erbaut.