on

• Drückt räumliche Lage auf einer Oberfläche, zeitliche Nähe oder Bezug aus; bezeichnet Berührung, Grund, Art und Weise, Thema oder Zeitpunkt.

The preposition 'on' indicates position on a surface, time (days, dates), means of transport, means of communication, direction, reason, topic, membership of a group, source of livelihood and other relations.

1. Position on a surfaceA1formal

   Indicates the position of something touching or covering the surface of another thing.

   Lage auf einer Oberfläche

   • a picture on a wall
   • Put it down on the table
   • There's a mark on your skirt

2. Time: days and datesA1formal

   Used with specific days of the week, dates, holidays and special days.

   Zeit: Tage und Daten

   • He came on Sunday
   • on May the first
   • on your birthday

3. Means of transportA2formal

   Indicates the vehicle or kind of transport by which someone travels.

   Verkehrsmittel

   • He was on the plane from New York
   • to travel on the bus
   • I came on my bike

4. Means of communication or mediaA2formalIT

   Indicates the device, platform or medium through which information is received or communication takes place.

   Mittel der Kommunikation oder Medien

   • The information is available on the internet
   • We spoke on the phone
   • What's on TV?

5. Direction or locationA2formal

   Indicates a side, a direction or closeness to a particular place.

   Richtung und Lage

   • on the left/right
   • a town on the coast
   • a house on the Thames

6. Basis or reasonB1formal

   Indicates the basis, reason or source for an action or a statement.

   aufgrund, wegen, infolge

   • a story based on fact
   • On their advice I applied for the job