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Temporal preposition 'ab' (from … on, + dative)

Temporale Präposition 'ab' (+ Dativ)

'ab' (from … on) marks a starting point and takes the .

Structure

ab + Dativ (Startpunkt in der Zukunft)

ab + dative (starting point in the future)

Details

Part of Speech
Preposition
Word Type
Temporal preposition
Register
Standard

Explanation

What it is. ab means from … on / starting from and marks a starting point in time, after which something continues.

How it is used. ab takes the dative: ab Montag (from Monday on), ab nächster Woche (from next week on), ab dem ersten Mai (from the first of May). It tells you when something begins and keeps going.

Examples.

  • Ab Montag arbeite ich wieder. - From Monday on I'll work again.
  • Ab nächster Woche habe ich mehr Zeit. - From next week on I'll have more time.

Common mistakes. Use the (ab nächster Woche, not ab nächste Woche). Distinguish ab (a starting point, onward) from bis (an end point): ab Montag = from Monday on; bis Montag = until Monday.

About Temporal preposition 'ab' (from … on, + dative)

'ab' (from … on) marks a starting point and takes the .

Marks a starting point (and onward); takes the .

'ab' nennt einen Startpunkt und steht mit dem .

Caution

'ab' marks when something starts and continues: 'ab Montag', 'ab nächster Woche'.