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von from; of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)

von is the #9 most common word in German, a preposition. It means “from; of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)” and is pronounced /fɔn/.

#9frequency rank
0.84%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of von

FormWhat it isMeaning
vonprepositionalabout the from
wovonerror unrecognized formfrom
davonerror unrecognized formfrom
hiervonerror unrecognized formfrom

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