an

Meaning

Prep

1. on; upon; at; in; against
2. by; near; close to; next to
3. (temporal) on; in; at
4. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag (“day”), otherwise use in

Adv

onward; on

Adj

on

Concepts

at

on

to

by

towards

in

near

onto

toward

with

for

upon

aboard

atop

beside

in order to

into

next to

ane

all

alongside

an

apiece

at the rate of

each

inside

near to

per

among

in the case of

a

close to

up

about

of

approach

Pronounced as (IPA)

/an/

Etymology

From Middle High German an(e), from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

Sentences

Wer hat die Hosen an ?

Wearing the pants.

Sie ist damit die erste Frau an der Spitze der Schwedischen Kirche .

This makes her the first woman to lead the Church of Sweden.

Wann haben Sie sich an der Universität eingeschrieben ?

When did you enroll in university?

An deiner Stelle würde ich mich sorgsam vorbereiten .

If I were you, I would prepare carefully.

Arbeiten an elektrischen Anlagen sollte stets ein Elektriker durchführen .

An electrician should always carry out work on electrical systems.

Sie litt schon seit längerem an Depressionen .

She had been suffering from depression for a long time.

Dann lehrte sie als Assistant Professor für Geschichte an der Brown University.

She then taught as an Assistant Professor of History at Brown University.

Bei der Verwendung von Kaffeekapseln fallen Unmengen an Müll an .

When using coffee capsules, there are tons of garbage.