Utilisateur:Silvano/Prepositions in Sambahsa
Exemple de lien
Unless otherwise indicated, all prepositions trigger the accusative in Sambahsa.
Ab :: by (after a passive verbal construction). It turns (seldom indeed) to “af” before “h”. Sometimes, it can mean “starting from” too.
Ad :: at
Ant :: in front of
Apo :: off (can be shortened to « ap » before vowels)
Apter :: behind
Aun :: without
Bayna :: among
Bi :: at (a seller, an artisan), in (an author’s work), next to. Often coalesces with the pronoun at in the dative or accusative forms. Hence we get the following forms: bi + ei = bei, bi + ay = bay; bi + el = bil; bi + im = bim
Cis :: this side of
Con :: with (accompanied by)
Contra :: against
De :: about
Do :: (in)to
Due :: due to
Ender :: beneath
Engwn :: along
Ep :: on (before “h”, it can turn to “ef”)
Ex :: out of (“outside” is exo)
In :: in (“within” is eni)
Inter :: between
Kye :: in the direction of, towards. It merges with the following determinant or pronoun of the third person. Thus, we often find “kyid” = towards the, towards it.
Med :: with (an instrument)
Nieb :: beside
Ob :: because (of)
Per :: through
(Per)ambh :: around
Po :: for (in exchange for, in order to get)
Pon :: since, for
Pos :: after
Pre :: before (in time)
Pro :: for
Prokwe(m) :: near
Prosch :: close to, near (with an idea of movement)
Protie(v) :: against
Samt :: with (to denote circumstance, description; ex: “a blue-eyed man” = “un wir samt blou okwi”)
Sub :: under
Tiel :: till (but, before a verb, we use “hin(a)”)
Trans :: beyond
Ud :: from
Uper :: over
Unte :: within a certain time/space. For example: “unte id wer” = “during spring”; “unte id dwer” = “through the door”. Can be used as an interrogative and relative pronoun too.
Ye :: has no definite meaning, it expresses a circumstance, a condition. Examples: “ye mien surprise” = “to my surprise”; “ye mieno mayn” = in my opinion”.
As an hyphenated suffix to adjectives and even substantives, it serves to make adverbs.