Prepositions 1

Question 1

fra

[fʁah]

Answer 1

from

Question 2

danmark

[Den-ma{r}k OR Den-mahk]

Answer 2

Denmark

Question 3

i

[e] (Just like saying the letter ‘e’)

Answer 3

in / on / you (plural)

Question 4

ved

[vil]

Answer 4

1. on
2. knows
3. to
4. near / by

Question 5

uden

[oo{l}en OR oo{l}n]

Answer 5

without

Question 6

med

[mil]

Answer 6

with / to get / about

Question 7

om

[uhm]

Answer 7

about / on / around

Question 8

til

[til]

Answer 8

to / on / regarding

Question 9

rører ved

[roy-uh vil]

Answer 9

touches / touches

Question 10

efter

[eff-duh]

Answer 10

after / for

Question 11

under

[oh-nuh]

Answer 11

under / during

Question 12

af

[aye] (like the letter ‘a’)

Answer 12

off / on / from

Question 13

bag

[bay]

Answer 13

behind

Question 14

nær

[nee-uh OR nea{r}]

Answer 14

near / close

Question 15

tilbage

[tih-bay]

Answer 15

back / backwords / left

Question 16

omkring

[uhm-krai{n} OR uhm-krngˀ]

Answer 16

around

Question 17

som

[sum]

Answer 17

like / as / what (conjunction)

Question 18

TRUE OR FALSE:

There is a 1-to-1 correlation between Danish and English prepositions (of, on, in, near, etc.)

Answer 18

FALSE:
There is NOT a 1-to-1 correlation between Danish and English prepositions.

A preposition such as ‘på’ (in most cases means ‘on’), might sometimes mean ‘in’. You might say ‘Jeg bor på slottet’ which means ‘I live in the castle’ not ‘on the castle.’

Question 19

før

[fuh OR fu{r}]

Answer 19

until / before

Question 20

for

[foh or fo{r}]

Answer 20

for / because / of

Question 21

mellem

[mill-im]

Answer 21

between

Question 22

på

[poe]

Answer 22

on / about / for