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Preposition nach
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The preposition "nach" has the following meanings.
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designates a point in time that follows immediately or shortly after another point in time | Nach einer Minute war unser Gespräch schon beendet. |
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designates direction in reference to place names, country names, cardinal points and adverbs of place | Wir reisen nach Berlin. |
| Wir sind auf dem Weg nach Süden. | ||
| Der Weg nach oben ist frei. | ||
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indicates hierarchy in a figurative manner | Nach Berlin war Leipzig die größte Stadt der DDR. |
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indicates something that is used as a scale, a model |
Alles verlief nach Wunsch. |