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Learning the Arabic Prepositions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Arabic language. But first we need to know what the role of Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Arabic.
Arabic prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Arabic Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | حُرُوْف الْجَر - horowf aljar |
| inside the house | دَاخِل الْمَنْزِل - daakhel almanzel |
| outside the car | خَارِج الْسَّيَّارَة - khaarej alsaeeaarah |
| with me | مَعِي - ma'eee |
| without him | بِدُوْنِه - bedowneh |
| under the table | تَحْت الْطَّاولَة - taht altaawlah |
| after tomorrow | بَعْد غَد - ba'd ghad |
| before sunset | قَبْل الْغُرُوْب - qabl alghorowb |
| but I'm busy | وَلَكِن أَنَا مَشْغُوْل - walaken aanaa mashghowl |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Arabic.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Arabic placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Arabic vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Arabic Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | حَوْل - hawl |
| above | فَوْق - fawq |
| across | عَبْر - 'abr |
| after | بَعْد - ba'd |
| against | ضِد - thed |
| among | بَيْن - baeen |
| around | حَوْل - hawl |
| as | كَمَا - kamaa |
| at | فِي - feee |
| before | قَبْل - qabl |
| behind | وَرَاء - waraa' |
| below | أَقُل مِن - aaqol men |
| beneath | تَحْت - taht |
| beside | بِجَانِب - bejaaneb |
| between | بَيْن - baeen |
| beyond | وَرَاء - waraa' |
| but | لَكِن - laken |
| by | مِن قَبْل - men qabl |
| despite | عَلَى الْرَّغْم مِن - 'alaa alraghm men |
| down | أَسْفَل - aasfal |
| during | خِلَال - khelaal |
| except | إِلَا - eelaa |
| for | إِلَى - eelaa |
| from | مِن - men |
| in | فِي - feee |
| inside | دَاخِل - daakhel |
| into | إِلَى - eelaa |
| near | قُرْب - qorb |
| next | الْتَّالِي - altaaleee |
| of | مِن - men |
| on | فِي - feee |
| opposite | مُعَاكِس - mo'aakes |
| out | خَارِج - khaarej |
| outside | خَارِج - khaarej |
| over | خِلَال - khelaal |
| per | لِكُل - lekol |
| plus | زَائِد - zaa'ed |
| round | جَوْلَة - jawlah |
| since | مُنْذ - month |
| than | مِن - men |
| through | مِن خِلَال - men khelaal |
| till | حَتَّى - hataa |
| to | إِلَى - eelaa |
| toward | نَحْو - nahw |
| under | تَحْت - taht |
| unlike | عَلَى عَكْس - 'alaa 'aks |
| until | حَتَّى - hataa |
| up | فَوْق - fawq |
| via | بِوَاسِطَة - bewaasetah |
| with | مَع - ma' |
| within | ضِمْن - themn |
| without | بِدُوْن - bedown |
| two words | كَلِمَتَيْن - kalemataeen |
| according to | بِحَسَب - behasab |
| because of | بِسَبَب - besabab |
| close to | قَرِيْبَة مِن - qareeebah men |
| due to | بِسَبَب - besabab |
| except for | بِاسْتِثْنَاء - beastethnaa' |
| far from | بُعَيْد عَن - bo'aeed 'an |
| inside of | دَاخِل - daakhel |
| instead of | بَدَلَا مِن - badalaa men |
| near to | بِالْقُرْب مِن - bealqorb men |
| next to | قُرْب - qorb |
| outside of | خَارِج - khaarej |
| prior to | قَبْل - qabl |
| three words | ثَلَاث كَلِمَات - thalaath kalemaat |
| as far as | بِقَدَر مَّا - beqadar maa |
| as well as | وَكَذَلِك - wakathalek |
| in addition to | بِالْإِضَافَة إِلَى - bealeethaafah eelaa |
| in front of | أَمَام - aamaam |
| in spite of | عَلَى الْرَّغْم مِن - 'alaa alraghm men |
| on behalf of | بِاسْم - beasm |
| on top of | فَوْق - fawq |
| demonstratives | بُرْهَانِيَّة حُرُوْف الْجَر - borhaaneeeah horowf aljar |
| this | هَذَا - hathaa |
| that | أَن - aan |
| these | هَؤُلَاء - ha'olaa' |
| those | هَؤُلَاء - ha'olaa' |
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