In der folgenden Tabelle finden sich die gebräuchlichsten Präpositionen in idiomatischen Wendungen:
|
Idiomatische
Wendung |
Deutsche
Entsprechung |
Beispiel
|
| by chance | durch Zufall | We met our friends by chance. |
| by means of | mithilfe von | The temperature can be measured by means of a thermometer. |
| to go for a walk | spazieren gehen | They went for a walk. |
| for certain | sicher | He could not promise for certain if he would come with us. |
| in my opinion/ to my mind |
nach meiner Meinung | To my mind he is a good teacher. |
| to be in favour of | dafür sein | Are you in favour of visiting London? |
| in particular | besonders | In particular I enjoyed the exciting story in the book. |
| in this way | auf diese Weise | You'll never succeed in this way. |
| on duty | im Dienst | He will be on duty from 8 to 6. |
| on foot | zu Fuß | He had to go on foot because his bike broke down. |
| on purpose | absichtlich | She told him a lie on purpose because she hated him. |
| with great difficulty | unter schwierigen Umständen |
The driver was rescued from his damaged car with great difficulty. |
| with regard to | hinsichtlich | He made enquiries with regard to the problem |
| to put up with | ertragen, sich abfinden mit |
They put up with the awful conditions in the hotel. |