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Usages of auf
Bitte gib mir eine Serviette, sonst kleckere ich mit der Marmelade auf den Tisch.
Please give me a napkin, otherwise I’ll spill jam on the table.
Auf dem Sofa liegt mein Ausweis, damit ich ihn nicht vergesse.
My ID card is lying on the sofa so that I don’t forget it.
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