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<h2>TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL PREPOSITIONS</h2>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> a </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> to </td>
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		<td class="col0"> al(1) </td><td class="col1"> to the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> ab </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> from, beginning with </td>
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		<td class="col0"> akontre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> contrarily to </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> ante </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> before (space) </td>
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		<td class="col0"> antel(2) </td><td class="col1"> before the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> apse </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> next to </td>
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		<td class="col0"> apsel </td><td class="col1"> next to the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> da </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> from </td>
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		<td class="col0"> dal </td><td class="col1"> from the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> cis </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> on this side </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> de </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> del </td><td class="col1"> of the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> do </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> after (time) </td>
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		<td class="col0"> dol </td><td class="col1"> after the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> dorse </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> rear, back of </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> dre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> behind </td>
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		<td class="col0"> drel </td><td class="col1"> behind the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> dun </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> during, while </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> eske </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> except </td>
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		<td class="col0"> eskel </td><td class="col1"> except to the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> exe </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> out, out of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> face </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> facing </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> gre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> in spite of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> grel </td><td class="col1"> in spite of the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> in </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> in </td>
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		<td class="col0"> nel </td><td class="col1"> in the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> ine </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> inside </td>
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		<td class="col0"> inloke </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> instead of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> infolge </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> following </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> inte </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> between, among </td>
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		<td class="col0"> intel </td><td class="col1"> between, among the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> intre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> inside </td>
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		<td class="col0"> intrel </td><td class="col1"> inside the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> inye </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> within </td>
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		<td class="col0"> inyel </td><td class="col1"> within the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> je(3) </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> to, in, for, by, near </td>
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		<td class="col0"> jel </td><td class="col1"> to, in, for, by, near the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> kauze </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> because of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> kauzel </td><td class="col1"> because of the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> kon </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> with </td>
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		<td class="col0"> kol </td><td class="col1"> with the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> konforme </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> according to </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> kontre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> against </td>
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		<td class="col0"> kontrel </td><td class="col1"> against the</td>
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		<td class="col0"> les </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> according to </td>
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		<td class="col0"> longale </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> along, at the side of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> mede </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> amidst </td>
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		<td class="col0"> meze </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> by means of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> nir </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> near </td>
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		<td class="col0"> obe </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> above, up </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> on </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> on, over </td>
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		<td class="col0"> ol </td><td class="col1"> on, over the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> pe </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> by </td>
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		<td class="col0"> pel </td><td class="col1"> by the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> po </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> for </td>
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		<td class="col0"> pol </td><td class="col1"> for the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> pre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> before (time) </td>
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		<td class="col0"> prel </td><td class="col1"> before the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> pri </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> about, concerning </td>
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		<td class="col0"> pril </td><td class="col1"> concerning the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> pro </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> for, in favor of, per </td>
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		<td class="col0"> rektele </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> overleaf </td>
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		<td class="col0"> rir </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> behind </td>
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		<td class="col0"> rispe </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> in reply to </td>
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		<td class="col0"> ritre </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> behind </td>
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		<td class="col0"> sen </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> without </td>
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		<td class="col0"> she </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> at, to </td>
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		<td class="col0"> sub </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> under </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> sube </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> under, below </td>
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		<td class="col0"> subel </td><td class="col1"> under the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> sur </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> over, above </td>
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		<td class="col0"> sure </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> above </td>
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		<td class="col0"> terge </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> on the back, overleaf </td>
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		<td class="col0"> tra, trans </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> beyond </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> tru </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> through </td>
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		<td class="col0"> trul </td><td class="col1"> through the </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> u(4) </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> at, in possession of </td>
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		<td class="col0"> ul </td><td class="col1"> at the, in possession of the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> um </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> around </td>
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		<td class="col0" rowspan="2"> unte </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> down </td>
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		<td class="col0"> untel </td><td class="col1"> down the </td>
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		<td class="col0"> us </td><td class="leftalign"> </td><td class="col2"> until </td>
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(1) Neo very often contracts the preposition with the definite article:

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		<td class="col0"> Il dir sa dengo al pov vir. </td><td class="col1"> He gave his money to the poor man. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Prel marlo de ma frat. </td><td class="col1"> Before my brother’s marriage. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Antel fenso un tablo </td><td class="col1"> A table (is) before the window. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Ma frat marlir prel guer </td><td class="col1"> My brother married before the war. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Dol guer ecos prosperir. </td><td class="col1"> After the business flourished. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> El gir al garden kol filin del ensener. </td><td class="col1"> She went to the garden with the teacher’s daughter. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Zi parlar pril tertrem. </td><td class="col1"> They are talking about the earth-quake. </td>
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(2) The terminal l of the contraction does not shift the stress from the first syllable: ántel, ápsel, éskel, kóntrel, káuzel, etc.

(3) je has all sorts of meanings and is used whenever doubt is felt regarding use of other prepositions.

(4) the preposition u (replaced in Latin with the dative) corresponds to the Russian u: u mi libro I have, I possess a book (Latin: est mihi liber; Russian: u menya kniga).

PREPOSITIONS AND ADVERBS are frequently used as PREFIXES, as well for adjective as for adverbial use:

preguera pre-war; preguere before the war; prenasa prenatal; prenase before the birth; preexista preexistent; preexiste before the existence; doskola after-school; doskole after school; doguera after-war; doguere after the war; nokviva still living; semliba always beloved; ma semlibat my always beloved (man, son, lover); ma semlibin my always beloved (wife, daughter, girl); niudat never heard; nivinkat never vanquished; maname e name ma frat in my name and in my brother’s name.

EXERCISE

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		<td class="col0"> Vo lo dom de ta profesor? </td><td class="col1"> Where is your professor’s house? </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Lo dom del profesor drel klezo. </td><td class="col1"> The professor’s house is behind the church. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Mi ju venar dal klezo. </td><td class="col1"> I have just come from church. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Perdinde lo klil del pordo, il entrir trul fenso del kuk. </td><td class="col1"> Having lost the door’s key, he entered through the kitchen’s window. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> El skribir un libro pril guer. </td><td class="col1"> She wrote a book about the war. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Mi exor au kon tu au kon nilun. </td><td class="col1"> I’ll go out either with you or with nobody. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Nilosun venir etmatin. </td><td class="col1"> Nobody else came this morning. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Vur tu i somoso? </td><td class="col1"> Would you like to have something else? </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Dank, mi nesar niloso. </td><td class="col1"> Thank you, I don’t want anything else. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row9">
		<td class="col0"> Et labor endenda inyel vek. </td><td class="col1"> This work is to be finished within the week. </td>
	</tr>
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		<td class="col0"> Sar lo libro ol tablo? </td><td class="col1"> Is the book on the table? </td>
	</tr>
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		<td class="col0"> U il du filyos e un filin. </td><td class="col1"> He has two sons and a daughter. </td>
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	<tr class="row12">
		<td class="col0"> No fexu kontre destin! </td><td class="col1"> Don’t struggle against destiny! </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row13">
		<td class="col0"> Nel mensocar vu par edi kelore </td><td class="col1"> In the dining-car you can eat at any time. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Vidir vu somun nel dom del librer? </td><td class="col1"> Did you see anybody at the book-seller’s house? </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row15">
		<td class="col0"> Ye sir sa filin kon la spozo. </td><td class="col1"> There was his daughter with her husband. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row16">
		<td class="col0"> L’ensener parlar al alevos. </td><td class="col1"> The teacher talks to the pupils. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row17">
		<td class="col0"> Il parlar kon un alevin. </td><td class="col1"> He is talking with a (girl) pupil. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row18">
		<td class="col0"> Il parlar pril libro de la patro. </td><td class="col1"> He is talking about her father’s book. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row19">
		<td class="col0"> Il parlar pri sa libro. </td><td class="col1"> He is talking about his (own) book. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row20">
		<td class="col0"> Lo vir jel griza gantos. </td><td class="col1"> The man with the grey gloves. </td>
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	<tr class="row21">
		<td class="col0"> Tos venir kune kol nuv vestos. </td><td class="col1"> All came together with the new garments. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row22">
		<td class="col0"> Kelo il dicar, no pavu. </td><td class="col1"> Whatever he says, don’t be afraid. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row23">
		<td class="col0"> Mi prenar etun; totosunos po vu. </td><td class="col1"> I take this one; all others are for you. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row24">
		<td class="col0"> Eto me plar, yeno no. </td><td class="col1"> This pleases me, that does not. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row25">
		<td class="col0"> Mi fonir al doktor; somosun rispir. </td><td class="col1"> I called the doctor; somebody else answered. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row26">
		<td class="col0"> Venu kon mi shel doktor, ose mi no gor. </td><td class="col1"> Come with me to the doctor’s; otherwise I will not go. </td>
	</tr>
	<tr class="row27">
		<td class="col0"> Rispe va brif, nos glada v’informi nos ar lo libro vu kirar. </td><td class="col1"> In reply to your letter, we are glad to inform you that we have the book you are looking for. </td>
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		<td class="col0"> Es vu par atendi us kras, mi vole exor kon vu. </td><td class="col1"> If you can wait until tomorrow, I’ll willingly go out with you. </td>
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