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Preposition von
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The preposition "von" has the following meanings.
temporal | Example | |
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indicates that a moment in time is the starting point of an event | Sie kannten sich von Kindheit an. |
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indicates that a moment in time is the beginning of a specific time period which has a starting point and an ending point | Das Geschäft ist von Montag bis Freitag geöffnet. |
spatial | Example | |
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indicates that a place/a person is the starting point of a movement or a procedure | Wir sind von Norden nach Süden gefahren. |
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indicates that a place/a person is the starting point of something that is expanding or the reference point for a distance | Drei Schritte von mir blieb er stehen. |
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designates origin, source | Seine Frau kommt von der Küste. |
causal | Example | |
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indicates cause | Er erwachte von dem Lärm. |
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in passive sentences, it indicates the agent of the action | Das Kind wurde von der Mutter gerufen. |
modal | Example | |
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indicates that someone or something is constructed in a certain way | Eine Frau von großer Schönheit. |
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indicates medium | Das Kind musste die Hefte von seinem Taschengeld bezahlen. |
other meanings | Examples | |
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when it replaces a genitive case modifier and functions as a prepositional attribute (indicates the owner) | Er ist Vater von drei Söhnen. |
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as an attribute to someone/something | Die Frau von heute. |