Polish Prepositions

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Here is a list of common prepositions categorized by which noun cases follow them.

Genitive

wokoło/wokół – around, surrounding

spośród – from among.

obok – alongside, next to

do – to.

od – from, since, than.

zza – from behind.

spod – from under/from beneath.

wskutek – due to/as a result of.

wzdłuż – along.

naokoło – all around.

znad – from above.

według – according to.

wśród – among.

około – around, about.

u – at.

oprócz – besides/except for.

mimo – despite.

podczas – during.

dla – for.

wobec – toward, regarding/in view of.

zamiast – instead of.

bez – without.

za – during.

Dative

przeciw/przeciwko – against.

dzięki – thanks to.

ku – to/toward.

Accusative

o – against, for.

na – for.

w – in/into.

przez – through, by.

po – for.

przed – in front of (with motion verbs).

między/pomiędzy – between/among (with motion verbs).

nad – above (with motion verbs).

ponad – more than, above.

za – for, behind/beyond (with motion verbs).

pod – under (with motion verbs).

Instrumental

poza – besides/except for.

przed – before, in front of.

między/pomiędzy – between/among.

nad – above.

za – behind/beyond.

pod – under.

Locative

o – about, with.

na – on, at.

w – in, at.

po – after, along/around

przy – near/at.