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This page gives 100 German words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

German vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the German linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 German words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

German	English
im Begriff	about to
laut	according to
eigentlich	actually
nachdem	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
gegen	against
trotzdem	all the same
obwohl	although
und	and
somit	as a result
als ob	as if
sowie	as well as
bei	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
anlässlich	at the time of
denn	becauseConjunction, formal register
weil	becauseEveryday use
vor	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
bevor	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
sondern auch	but also
durch	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
selbst wenn	even if
für	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
von	fromProvenance, origin
außerdem	furthermore
falls	if
für den Fall, dass	in case
anstatt	instead of
zudem	moreover
auf	on
einerseits	on one hand
dagegen	on the other handContrast, informal register
in Anbetracht dessen	seeing that
seit	sinceStarting point in time
deshalb	that is why
daher	therefore
so	thus
zu	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
wenn	whenEveryday use
wohingegen	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
während	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
ohne dass	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

German	English
oberhalb von	above
zumal	all the more so since
entlang	along
inmitten	amongWithin a larger group
herum	around
infolge	as a result of
bereits ab	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
ab	as from
sobald	as soon as
wegen	because of
im Übrigen	besides
trotz	despite
trotz allem	despite everything
aufgrund	due to
weit von	far from
im Anschluss an	following
zum Beispiel	for example
aus Angst, dass	for fear that
vor	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
um zu	in order to
in der Mitte von	in the middle of
dabei	in the process of
übrigens	incidentally
in der Tat	indeed
insofern als	insofar as
nahe bei	near
neben	next to
noch	nor
sonst	otherwise
eher als	rather than
derart, dass	so as to
dank	thanks to
bis	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
mittels	using
im Hinblick auf	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

German	English
was betrifft	as regards
am Rande von	at the edge of
jenseits	beyond
kurz gesagt	briefly
betreffend	concerning
folglich	consequently
im Gegensatz zu	contrary to
letztendlich	eventually
außer	except
ausgenommen	except for
erstens	firstly
mit anderen Worten	in other words
zusammenfassend	in short
nichtsdestotrotz	nevertheless
allerdings	nonetheless
im Gegenteil	on the contrary
hingegen	on the other handContrast, formal register
unter dem Vorwand, dass	on the pretext that
außerhalb	outside
unter der Bedingung, dass	provided that
bereit zu	ready to
zweitens	secondly
da	sinceA reason the listener already knows
quer durch	through
hindurch	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.