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“from” in German

German

Alsoaus · vom · von · seitens

Pronunciation

IPA/ap/

Example

Ab heute rauche ich nicht mehr.

From today onward, I won't smoke anymore.

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How to say “from” in German

“From” in German is ab.

A marked starting point, with the path or time after it included.

Full entry for ab: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with ab

Ab Montag ist wieder Schule.

From Monday, school starts again.

ab 10 Uhr beginnt der Kurs.

The course starts at 10 o'clock.

Tips for using ab

  • As a preposition, ab normally takes the dative: ab dem 1. Januar, while bare expressions such as ab heute and ab Montag are also common.

Other German words for “from”

2

aus

prepositionfrom

Sie kommt aus Berlin.

She comes from Berlin.

3

vom

prepositionfrom

Ich komme vom Bahnhof.

I'm coming from the station.

4

von

prepositionfrom

Ich komme von der Arbeit.

I'm coming from work.

Es gab keine Einwände seitens der Firma.

There were no objections on the part of the company.

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