German Verb-Preposition Combinations

There are many verb-preposition combinations in German (sorry). Make sure you learn the preposition along with the verb and, if it is a "two-way" preposition (dative or accusative), which case is used. In this non-literal use of two-way prepositions, the rule of motion (=accusative) versus non-motion (=dative) does not apply. If pressed, your best guess is accusative; that will be right the majority of times. The best solution of course is to learn the case along with the verb.

So start working with the list below, learning both the preposition and the case used for each verb.

Verb List

Angst haben vor (+ dat.)	to be afraid of
arbeiten an (+ dat.)	to work on
sich ärgern über (+ acc.)	to be annoyed with
sich auf*regen über (+ acc.)	to get excited upset about
bitten um	to ask for
denken an (+ acc)	to think of, about
erzählen von	to tell about
fragen nach	to ask about
sich freuen auf (+ acc.)	to look forward to
sich freuen über (+ acc.)	to be happy about
halten von	to have an opinion about
sich interessieren für	to be interested in
lachen über (+ acc.)	to laugh at
sich verlieben in (+ acc.)	to fall in love with
warten auf (+ acc.)	to wait for
wissen von	to know about