B1noun · rare

preposition

preposition · prepositions

прийменник

предлог

Vorwort, Präposition, Verhältniswort, Lagewort

Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to…Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

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/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/

» You can omit the preposition in this phrase.

Du kannst die Präposition in diesem Satz weglassen.

Предлог в этой фразе можно опустить.

Предлог в этом предложении можно опустить.

Meaning

3 senses

(strict sense)Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.
a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
(broadly)An adposition.
Präposition, Verhältniswort, Vorwort
предло́гpredlóg
прийме́нникpryjménnyk
(obsolete)A proposition; an exposition; a discourse.

Examples

31 sentences

You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
ruПредлог в этой фразе можно опустить.
deDu kannst die Präposition in diesem Satz weglassen.
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Some verbs have a fixed preposition.
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He concentrated on his study of prepositions.
ruОн сосредоточился на том, что стал учить предлоги.
deEr konzentrierte sich auf das Lernen der Präpositionen.
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You've omitted the preposition in this sentence.
ruТы пропустил предлог в этом предложении.
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Never end a sentence with a preposition.
ruНикогда не оканчивай предложение предлогом.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by":

Русский

By meaning 1

grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by":

Deutsch

By meaning 1

grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by":

Origin

From Middle English preposicioun, from Old French preposicion, from Latin praepositio, pra

From Middle English preposicioun, from Old French preposicion, from Latin praepositio, praepositionem, from praepono (“to place before”), equivalent to pre- + position. Compare French préposition. So called because it is placed before the word with which it is phrased, as in a bridge of iron, he comes from town, it is good for food, he escaped by running.

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