Prepositions

Prepositions (Preposicións)

There are some basic simple prepositions:

a to

ante before

ata until

baixo under

ca than

canda together with

coma as, like

con with

contra against, near

de of

deica from here to

des (desde/dende) since,from

durante during, for

en in

onda in, where

para for

por through, by

sobre on etc.

Examples:

Contra o río vai moito frío.

Near de river it is very cold.

Ven canda min ó (ao) río.

Come with me to the river.

Vou deica o río.

I am going from here to river.

There also some prepositional locutions (complex prepositions), which combine prepositions and other adverbial or nominal particles:


á beira de beside ó lado de near a prol de in favour of	a través de through cara a towards amais de apart from	antes de before en vez de instead of xunto de beside etc.

Examples:

Van descansar á beira do mar.

They are going to have a rest near the sea / on the seaside.

Antes de ti estou eu.

I am before you.

Traballan a prol dunha causa xusta.

They are in favour of a fair cause.

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a to ante before ata until baixo under ca than canda together with	coma as, like con with contra against, near de of deica from here to des (desde/dende) since,from	durante during, for en in onda in, where para for por through, by sobre on etc.