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an on, upon, at, in, against; by, near, close to, next to

an is the #15 most common word in German, a preposition. It means “on, upon, at, in, against; by, near, close to, next to” and is pronounced /an/.

#15frequency rank
0.43%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of an

FormWhat it isMeaning
anprepositionalabout the on
woranerror unrecognized formon
daranerror unrecognized formon
hieranerror unrecognized formon

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