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von

from

preposition FON Common

Also means

of

Usage Note

von always takes the dative case and covers both 'from' (origin) and 'of' (possession), so das Auto von meinem Bruder replaces a genitive in casual speech. It fuses with the article in vom (von dem). It also marks the agent in passive sentences, like English 'by'.

Examples

"Das Geschenk ist von meiner Mutter."

Natural Translation

The gift is from my mother.

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