Prepositions Flashcards
Notes: give case associated with preposition (acc. or abl.) along with respective meanings
ā/ab
+ abl.;
from, away from;
(abl. of agent) by
ā before consonants, ab before consonants and vowels
ab -> abl.;
if ad is towards, ab is away;
ab -> “abide” -> “abide by” -> by
ad
+ acc. (w/ verbs of motion);
towards, at, to, up to, near to
ante
+ acc.;
before (place or time), in front of
ante -> “acne” -> “acc. ne”
apud
+ acc.;
among, in the presence of, at the house of
apud -> a - p - ud -> a = among, p = presence (of);
apud -> “achoo” -> “acc. oo”
circā
+ acc.;
around, near, about;
(w/ time) regarding, concerning, about the time of
circa -> “circacc” -> “circa acc.”;
also “circa” has “acc” in it;
circa 1900 -> around this time
contrā
+ acc.;
against
contra -> has ‘a’ and ‘c’, or “contract” -> “contr acc.”
cum
+ abl.;
with
dē
+ abl.;
out of, away from, from;
concerning, about
de -> (spanish) -> “de que?” “de aqui”;
de -> “diablo” or “te ablo” -> “de abl. o”
ex/ē
+ abl.;
out of, from, from within;
by reason of, on account of;
(after cardinal numbers) of
ex -> “example” -> “ex abl”
in
+ abl.;
(abl.) in, on;
+ acc.;
(acc.) into, towards, against
in -> in/on -> passive so abl.;
in -> into -> active so acc.
inter
+ acc.;
between, among
inter = between; inter -> “interact” -> “inter acc.”
per
+ acc.;
through;
(w/ reflexive pronoun) by
per -> “perk” -> “perkaholic” -> “perk acc. holic”;
per -> “peruse” -> “per through”
post
+ acc.;
(space) behind, back;
(time) after, since
prae
+ abl.;
in front of, before;
in comparison with
prae -> flip ‘p’ v. and h. -> you have a ‘b’ and an ‘a’ -> abl.;
prae -> “pre” -> “preposition” (before/in front of position)
prō
+ abl.;
in front of, before;
on behalf of, for the sake of, in return for;
for;
as, like
pro -> “problem” -> “pr abl. em”
pro -> “quid pro quo” -> in return for;
pro -> pros and cons = “for” or against, also comparing two things (as, like)
