Pandunia Prepositions Flashcards
a
vi marche a dau.
mi mus sta long a labur.
expresses general location in time or space, ‘at, in, on’.
We walk on the road.
I must stay a while at work.
to
di marche to bazar.
mi van don da hir buk to yu.
denotes a destination, goal or purpose, ‘to, toward, for’.
They walk to the market.
I want to give this book to you.
of
di kom of Brazil.
da lexe kitab es of arabe asle.
expresses separation or origin, ‘of, off, from’.
They come from Brazil.
The word “kitab” is of Arabic origin.
ex
deme ye proteste ex da burge.
denotes location on the outside, ‘out, outside’.
People protest outside the castle.
in
zulmer ye sir in da burge.
denotes location on the inside, ‘in, inside’.
The tyrant hides inside the castle.
kon
da loga kon da shefe.
denotes togetherness, ‘with, in the company of’.
He/she speaks with the boss.
pos
di kom pos mi.
denotes later position in time or space, ‘after, later than’.
They come after me.
pre
di kom pre mi.
denotes earlier position in time or space, ‘before, in front of’.
They come before me.
pro
mi kurse pro mi se salta.
denotes intention, cause or motivation, ‘for, for the sake of, in order to, pro’.
I jog for my health.
re
da don da buk re mi.
denotes movement back, ‘back to, in return’
He gave (this, that) book back to me,
tra
Vi rekom mi se haus tra jangle.
denotes piercing through, ‘through’.
We return to my house through (the) woods, forest
via
vi kom to Berlin via Praha.
denotes road or way, ‘via, by way of’.
We come to Berlin via Prague.
