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an

"an" means "at, on, by" in German. It is number 40 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

at, on, by

IPA

/an/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Was haben Sie an?
  What are you wearing?
  Tatoeba: Tamy / CK
• Es ist an uns.
  It's up to us.
  Tatoeba: Felixjp / CK
• Was hast du an?
  What are you wearing?
  Tatoeba: Tamy / CK

Learned together

In the course, "an" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• wenn when, whenever
• ihr you (plural)
• nein no
• sich oneself, himself, herself,…
• als as
• ihn him, it
• mein my
• um around, at (um 5 Uhr)
• im in the

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